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StLouis 096 (P274572)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 66

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki# ur-x-na-ta#
3. a2-[x]-x-DU?-ta#?
4. szu# [ba]-ti
5. igi# [...]-na-sze3#
6. igi ur#-{d#}nin-a-zu-sze3
reverse
1. igi lugal-he2-gal2-sze3
blank space
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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)

Collections

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 44.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: StLouis, 096

[Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.
history: YOS 15, 215

[Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Souvay 66
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.08.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-09-07 at 07:19:04	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2005-09-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (165597) (165597)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274572.

StLouis 096 artifact entry (No. P274572). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274572 (Original work published 2005)

StLouis 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274572 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2024StLouis,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274572},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - StLouis 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274572
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274572.

StLouis 096 artifact entry (No. P274572). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274572 (Original work published 2005)

StLouis 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274572 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2024StLouis,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274572},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274572
LB  - CDLI:P274572
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - StLouis 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274572
ER  -