RA 101, 40 08 (P273528)

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 053

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gu4 niga saga
 en: 6 fattened oxen, good quality,
2. masz-da-re6-a lugal a!-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam
 en: mašdaria offering of the king, for the third time.
3. ki kas4-ta
 en: From KAS.
4. kiszib3 ensi2#
 en: Sealed document of the governor.
reverse
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: Year: “Amar-Suen, the king destroyed Urbilum”.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273528

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173000

References

  • primary: RA 101 (pp. 35-49), 40 08

    [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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-25 at 10:26:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-13 at 14:52:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-12-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 101, 40 08 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273528.
RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry (No. P273528). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273528 (Original work published 2004)
RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273528 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273528},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273528
LB  - CDLI:P273528
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273528
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 101, 40 08 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273528.
RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry (No. P273528). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273528 (Original work published 2004)
RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273528 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273528},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273528
LB  - CDLI:P273528
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - RA 101, 40 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273528
ER  -
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