CM 26, 020 (P290717)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 03395

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

54.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kiszib3 ugula kikken-ke4-ne
3. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)# [1/3(disz)?]
5. a2 zi3? kar
reverse
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
2. a2-bi 5(gesz2) [n] 5(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. geme2 bala-sze3 de6-a
4. la2-ia3 2(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3 geme2#? a2
5. 2(u) 3(disz) bala-a zi3? kar?
6. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta
7. kiszib3 lugal-[...]-x
8. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-du3
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/P290717

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 03395
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072682
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006368
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3395

References

  • primary: CM 26, 20

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 149, NBC 03395

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:48:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290717.
CM 26, 020 artifact entry (No. P290717). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290717 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290717 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290717
LB  - CDLI:P290717
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CM 26, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290717
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290717.
CM 26, 020 artifact entry (No. P290717). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290717 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290717 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290717
LB  - CDLI:P290717
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CM 26, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290717
ER  -
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