KM 81.4.115 (P235278)

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 81.4.115

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“The Art of Seals, p. 29, no. 4” From Umma (Piotr Michalowski, 3/12/87).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
3. ma2-a ga2-ra kar umma{ki}-ta
4. e2-da-na-sze3
reverse
1. gi dux(GIN2)-la2
2. kiszib3 a-tu
3. giri3 da-du
  seal impression
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-tu dub-sar
2. dumu# lugal#-sa6#-[ga]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (“The Art of Seals, p. 29, no. 4” From Umma (Piotr Michalowski, 3/12/87).)
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 001842 (composite) (P454552) S001842 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235278

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 43.0 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 81.4.115
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 168225

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-06-27 at 12:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-06 at 06:25:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 12:37:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration Brisch, Nicole; 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 81.4.115 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235278.
KM 81.4.115 artifact entry (No. P235278). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235278
KM 81.4.115 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235278 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 81.4.115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235278},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235278
LB  - CDLI:P235278
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - KM 81.4.115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235278
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KM 81.4.115 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235278.
KM 81.4.115 artifact entry (No. P235278). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235278
KM 81.4.115 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235278 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 81.4.115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235278},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235278
LB  - CDLI:P235278
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - KM 81.4.115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235278
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.