MLC 01902 (P296544)

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 01902

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

illegible

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P296544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

External resources

References

  • history: Yale Library Gazette 45 (pp. 53-65), no. 6

    [Buchanan 1970YLG45] Buchanan, Briggs. 1970. “Cylinder Seal Impressions in the Yale Babylonian Collection Illustrating a Revolution in Art circa 1700 B.C.,” Yale Library Gazette, , no. 45: 53–65.

  • history: ENES, 0666 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University 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
2016-03-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01902 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296544.
MLC 01902 artifact entry (No. P296544). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296544 (Original work published 2016)
MLC 01902 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296544 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296544},
}

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TI  - MLC 01902 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01902 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296544.
MLC 01902 artifact entry (No. P296544). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296544 (Original work published 2016)
MLC 01902 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296544 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MLC 01902 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296544},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296544
LB  - CDLI:P296544
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MLC 01902 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296544
ER  - 
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