ICP varia 71 (P275268)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 1334

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [...]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [...]
3. en-num2-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [...]
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)# [...]
6. x-e2-x [...]
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [...]
9. szu#?-{d}x
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# [...]
11. 3(disz) gin2# [...]
12. x-[...]-ma?
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [...]
2. [...] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [...]
3. x-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sa
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) naga#
6. ba?-a
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] sa
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) naga#
9. hu-[...]
10. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 [ninda] 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [...]
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 [...] 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 [...]
left
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam iti [szu]-numun#
2. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275268

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) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 1334
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170590

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 18:52:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:53:00 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-04 at 16:22:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ICP Varia 71 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275268.
ICP varia 71 artifact entry (No. P275268). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275268 (Original work published 2005)
ICP varia 71 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275268 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	month = {jul 1},
	title = {ICP varia 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275268},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ICP Varia 71 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275268.
ICP varia 71 artifact entry (No. P275268). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275268 (Original work published 2005)
ICP varia 71 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275268 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024ICP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {ICP varia 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275268},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275268
LB  - CDLI:P275268
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - ICP varia 71 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275268
ER  - 
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