LoC 023 (P272547)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Number

LoC 023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. nam-ha-ni dumu ur-ab-ba
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P272547
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P272547

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	27.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
Museum Number	LoC 023
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	167437

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-06-29 at 19:19:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:16:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:14:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:46:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-04-12 at 16:53:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2005-06-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LoC 023 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272547.

LoC 023 artifact entry (No. P272547). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272547

LoC 023 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272547 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272547},
}

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PY  - 2005
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LB  - CDLI:P272547
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - LoC 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272547
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LoC 023 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272547.

LoC 023 artifact entry (No. P272547). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272547

LoC 023 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272547 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2005LoC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272547},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/6/2/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P272547
LB  - CDLI:P272547
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - LoC 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272547
ER  -