RA 101, 44 14 (P273518)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris

Museum Collection(s)

Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris

Museum Number

Hebenstreit 042

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

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum
 en: 1 (person) Nigurum,
2. en-nu-ga2# ti-la
 en: living in the prison,
3. iti {d}li9-si4
 en: from the month “Lisi”,
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah#? ba-du3-ta
 en: of the year: “when the lofty stela was erected”,
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: to the month “Dumuzi”,
2. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul-sze3
 en: of the year: “when Madazabšali was destroyed”.
3. ugula lu2-ku3-[...]
 en: Overseer: Lu-ku-[...]
4. kiszib3 a-tu#
 en: Sealed document of Atu.
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. a-tu dub-sar
 en: Atu, the scribe,
2. dumu nigar{gar}-ki-du10
 en: Son of Nigar-kidu,
3. gal5-la2-gal
 en: The police chief.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.06.09.00 to Šū-Suen.07.12.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002280.2 (composite) (P533396) S002280.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273518

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris
Museum Number Hebenstreit 042
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172988

References

  • primary: RA 101 (pp. 35-49), 44 14

    [Dahl2007RA101] Dahl, Jacob L., and Laurent Hebenstreit. 2007. “17 Ur III Texts in a Private Collection in Paris.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 101: 35–49.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-27 at 13:44:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 13:39:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-05-14 at 18:08:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-03-25 at 10:26:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-10-13 at 14:52:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2004-12-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 101, 44 14 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273518.
RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry (No. P273518). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273518 (Original work published 2004)
RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273518 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273518
LB  - CDLI:P273518
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 101, 44 14 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273518.
RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry (No. P273518). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273518 (Original work published 2004)
RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273518 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273518
LB  - CDLI:P273518
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - RA 101, 44 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273518
ER  -
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