MLC 01985 (P296624)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01985

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 002372.2 (composite) (P533411) S002372.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P296624

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01985
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001985
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1985

References

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, p. 249

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

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
2014-09-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01985 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296624.
MLC 01985 artifact entry (No. P296624). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296624 (Original work published 2014)
MLC 01985 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296624 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MLC 01985 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296624},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296624
LB  - CDLI:P296624
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MLC 01985 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296624
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01985 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296624.
MLC 01985 artifact entry (No. P296624). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296624 (Original work published 2014)
MLC 01985 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296624 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MLC 01985 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296624},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296624
LB  - CDLI:P296624
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MLC 01985 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296624
ER  -
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