CM 26, 042 (P292328)

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 00247

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

38.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) {gesz}al
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
3. a-tu
4. szu ba-ti
5. sza3# bala
6. iti szu-numun
reverse
  1 line blank
1. mu {d}szul-gi lugal-e bad3 mu-du3
seal 1
1. [a-tu]
2. dub-[sar]
3. [dumu] lugal-sa6-[ga]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Mayr 1997, 058.3

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001828.3 (composite) (P533310) S001828.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292328

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 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 00247
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072704
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003218
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.247

References

  • primary: CM 26, 42

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

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 016, NBC 00247

    [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 14:49:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:47 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292328.
CM 26, 042 artifact entry (No. P292328). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292328 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292328 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292328},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292328
LB  - CDLI:P292328
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CM 26, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292328
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292328.
CM 26, 042 artifact entry (No. P292328). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292328 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292328 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292328},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292328
LB  - CDLI:P292328
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CM 26, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292328
ER  -
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