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

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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)

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 55.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 03395
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000207 (composite) (P430305) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.47.09.00 (us2 year)

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 8, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	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  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - CM 26, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290717
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 8, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	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  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - CM 26, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290717
ER  -
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