OBO 200 no. 097 (P274112)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Collection BIBLE+ORIENT, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Collection BIBLE+ORIENT, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Museum Number

VT 1981.1

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(u) sa gi
2. ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e
3. lugal-ezem szu ba-ti
4. x tum-ma-al x
5. sza3 bala
  some text moved to next line
6. iti min-esz3
7. mu an-sza-an#[{ki}] ba-hul?
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-ezem dub-sar
2. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
3. szabra

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 000207 (composite) (P430305) S000207 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.47.09.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P274112

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) Collection BIBLE+ORIENT, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Museum Number VT 1981.1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 167850

References

  • primary: OBO 200, 097

    [Keel-LeuTeissier2004] Keel-Leu, Hildi, and Beatrice Teissier. 2004. The Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals of the Collections “Bible+Orient” of the University of Fribourg. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 200.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-11-02 at 13:16:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-08-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OBO 200 No. 097 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274112.
OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry (No. P274112). (2005, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274112
OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274112 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/8/17/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274112
LB  - CDLI:P274112
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274112
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OBO 200 No. 097 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274112.
OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry (No. P274112). (2005, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274112
OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274112 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2005OBO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/8/17/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274112
LB  - CDLI:P274112
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - OBO 200 no. 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274112
ER  -
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