CM 26, 040 (P292566)

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 02729

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

40.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) {kusz}a-ga2-la2
2. ki a-kal-la-ta
3. [kiszib3] lu2-bala-saga
reverse
1. sza3 bala-a
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-[{d}...]

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 001590 (composite) (P454300) S001590 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292566

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 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 02729
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072702
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-005702
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.2729

References

  • primary: CM 26, 40

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

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 114, NBC 02729

    [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 14:50:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292566.
CM 26, 040 artifact entry (No. P292566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292566 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292566 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292566},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292566
LB  - CDLI:P292566
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CM 26, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292566
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292566.
CM 26, 040 artifact entry (No. P292566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292566 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292566 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CM 26, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292566},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292566
LB  - CDLI:P292566
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CM 26, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292566
ER  -
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