CM 26, 057 (P292096)

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 02818

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug i3-nun 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esz3-gar3 3(disz)-am3 ba-a?
2. dug lu2-{d}szara2-kam
3. gaba-ri kiszib3-ba
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. sza3 bala-a
3. iti szu-numun
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2-asz {d}nin-lil2-ra bi2-du3-asz

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292096

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 02818
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072719
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-005791
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.2818

References

  • primary: CM 26, 57

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

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 119, NBC 02818

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:49:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:31 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 Artifacts

“CM 26, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292096.
CM 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P292096). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292096 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292096 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292096},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292096},
}


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TI  - CM 26, 057 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292096.
CM 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P292096). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292096 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292096 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292096},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292096},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292096
LB  - CDLI:P292096
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CM 26, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292096
ER  -
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