MLC 00169 (P294978)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00169

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

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 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P294978

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-000175

References

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 157

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-06-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00169 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P294978.
MLC 00169 artifact entry (No. P294978). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294978 (Original work published 2016)
MLC 00169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294978 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294978},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00169 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P294978.
MLC 00169 artifact entry (No. P294978). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294978 (Original work published 2016)
MLC 00169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294978 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {MLC 00169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P294978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294978},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P294978
LB  - CDLI:P294978
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MLC 00169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P294978
ER  - 
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