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

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

Text

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)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298618

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06837
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009821
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6837

References

  • 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)

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
2015-07-23 at 11:41:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-07-21 at 14:12:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298618},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	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  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - HUCA 49, 016 & 058 25  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298618
ER  -
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