KM 81.4.114 (P235277)

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 81.4.114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Perhaps Illagash (Piotr Michalowski, 3/12/87).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. [u4] 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. [x] x kasz saga
reverse
1. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
2. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) duh saga
4. ki ur-mes-ta
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
6. iti pa4-u2-e
  seal impression
7. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}]szu#-{d#}suen#
2. lugal# kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a#-a#-[kal-la]
2. ensi2#
3. umma#[{ki}]
4. ARAD2-zu#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (“Perhaps Illagash (Piotr Michalowski, 3/12/87).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.02.11.27 to Šū-Suen.02.11.29

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235277

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 45.0 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 81.4.114
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 168224

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:38:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Brisch, Nicole CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KM 81.4.114 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235277.
KM 81.4.114 artifact entry (No. P235277). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235277
KM 81.4.114 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235277 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 81.4.114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235277},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235277
LB  - CDLI:P235277
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - KM 81.4.114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235277
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KM 81.4.114 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235277.
KM 81.4.114 artifact entry (No. P235277). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235277
KM 81.4.114 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235277 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 81.4.114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235277},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235277
LB  - CDLI:P235277
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - KM 81.4.114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235277
ER  -
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