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NBC 06639 (P298492)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06639

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

36.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 37.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

citation: CBCY 3, 209 NBC 06639

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06639
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (077467) (077467)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009623) (BC-009623)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001771.1 (composite) (P533285)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“NBC 06639 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298492.

NBC 06639 artifact entry (No. P298492). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298492

NBC 06639 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298492 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {NBC 06639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NBC 06639 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298492.

NBC 06639 artifact entry (No. P298492). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298492

NBC 06639 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298492 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).

@misc{2006NBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {NBC 06639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P298492
LB  - CDLI:P298492
M1  - 2026/2/20/
TI  - NBC 06639 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298492
ER  -