CM 26, 002 (P292488)

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 00732

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

55.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) gu4 niga
2. 1(u) 7(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) niga
3. 3(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) niga
4. 6(disz) gu4 u2
5. 4(disz) gu4 amar ga
6. 5(gesz2) 4(disz) udu niga
7. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu u2
8. 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu2-a
9. 2(u) 4(disz) kir11
10. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) sila4
11. 2(u) 2(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
12. 2(u) 5(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
reverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
2. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gu4 hi-a
4. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) udu masz2 hi-a
5. zi-ga nigin-ba bala-a
6. bala ur-{d}li9-si4
7. ensi2 umma{ki}
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292488

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 40.0 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 00732
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072664
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003703
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.732

References

  • primary: CM 26, 2

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

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 041, NBC 00732

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:48 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, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292488.
CM 26, 002 artifact entry (No. P292488). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292488 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292488 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292488},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292488.
CM 26, 002 artifact entry (No. P292488). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292488 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292488 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292488},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292488
LB  - CDLI:P292488
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CM 26, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292488
ER  -
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