KM 89266 (P235019)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89266

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Dead animals.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) u8 ba-usz2
2. ki szesz-kal-la sipa-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
4. iti diri
reverse
  seal impression
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11#-e szusz3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (“Dead animals.”)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235019

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Museum Number KM 89266
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 168143

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:44:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:17 CDLI Transliteration Brisch, Nicole CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Brisch, Nicole CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89266 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235019.
KM 89266 artifact entry (No. P235019). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235019
KM 89266 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235019 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235019},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235019
LB  - CDLI:P235019
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - KM 89266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235019
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89266 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235019.
KM 89266 artifact entry (No. P235019). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235019
KM 89266 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235019 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235019},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235019
LB  - CDLI:P235019
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - KM 89266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235019
ER  - 
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