HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25 (P298618)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06837

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sar# [...]-x-ru-AB
2. 1(bur3@c) la2 3(iku@c) ziz2 tab-ba
3. 7(bur3@c)# 1(iku@c)? sze sar 2(esze3@c) gig kar# na4
4. [n] 2(bur3@c)# sze sar# [n?] 1(esze3@c)# 3(iku@c) sze SAL
column 2
1. 8(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c)# sze 2(esze3@c) gig
2. ki gu-na
3. 8(bur3@c) sze sar 5(bur3@c) sze SAL ambar ku5-da
  blank space
column 3
1. [...] x [...]
2. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) sze sar# a-SZID?-LI
3. 4(iku@c) mah-ru KU-a-gid2
4. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) sze sar ki amar-an-na
5. 5(iku@c) sze sar
6. 4(iku@c) sze sar
7. SZE#-KU-tul2
8. 2(esze3@c)# 3(iku@c) sze sar ki ensi2
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 2(esze3@c)# [...] ki sag#-[x?] AMA-abzu#-da
2'. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) sze sar ur-{[gesz]}gigir2#
3'. lu2-bappir#
4'. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) x IM#-x-[...]
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1'. [...] x [...] sze [x (x)]
2'. 4(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) [...] gig#
3'. 6(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) [...]
4'. [n] 1(bur3@c)#? 2(asz) [x?] usz x [...]
5'. x [...]
  rest broken
  (unplaced fragment not transliterated)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 74.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 16 & p. 58 25

    [Powell1978Lugalzagesi] Powell, Marvin A. 1978. “Texts from the Time of Lugalzagesi. Problems and Perspectives in Their Interpretation.” Hebrew Union College Annual 49: 1–58.

    (C)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 06837
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-07-23 at 11:41:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-07-21 at 14:12:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298618.
HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry (No. P298618). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298618 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298618 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2023HUCA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298618
LB  - CDLI:P298618
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298618
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298618.
HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry (No. P298618). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298618 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298618 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2023HUCA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298618
LB  - CDLI:P298618
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298618
ER  -
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