HUCA 49, 017 & 053 18 (P298637)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 06978Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
79.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) x-x-x-[...]
2. 1(asz@c) ama-bara2-si lugal-sa#?-x
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-ildu3
4. dumu ur-{d}en-lil2
5. lu2 nagar-gal-me
6. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}[x]
7. 1(asz@c) ur-tur
8. lu2# ur-sila-sa6#? nagar
9. 1(asz@c) ur-esz3-[x (x)]
10. [...]
11. [x (x) {d}]en#-lil2#
12. [x] x x [x]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-szesz#? dumu gesz-sza3 ama#? [(x)]
3. 1(asz@c) gala en-[x]
4. 1(asz@c) ma2-gur8-si#
5. lu2 e2-mu
6. 1(asz@c) en-sila-si dumu [x]
7. 1(asz@c) ka5-a dumu gala
8. [...]
9. lu2#? [...]-me-me
10. 1(asz@c) x [x x]-nig2 ugula?
11. x [x] bad3-gi4
12. szesz#? x-x
reverse
column 1
1. x-(x)-il2
2. ama-bara2-si
3. ad-kup4
4. lu2 e2-nam
5. 1(disz@t) lugal-igi simug
6. gesz-sza3 ur-{d}errax(KISZ){ra}
7. lu2 gesz-sza3 simug
8. ur-{d}alla simug dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3#
9. 1(asz@c) {uruda}szum za3-mu-sze3
10. lu2 ku3-dim2-sze3
11. 1(asz@c) szum lugal-nig2
12. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3-tur simug#
13. lu2 aga3-x-x
column 2
1. gesz-sza3-mu szesz
2. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3 en-DU
3. lu2 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)
4. lugal-szu-asz-ni ugula
5. lu2 inim-{d}szara2-zi
6. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3 dumu an-ki-sza3#-du10
7. lu2 lugal-ki-ni-gi4
blank space
8. lu2 zah3#
9. sze gurx(|(SZE%SZE).KIN|)-a
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) x-x-x-[...]
2. 1(asz@c) ama-bara2-si lugal-sa#?-x
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-ildu3
4. dumu ur-{d}en-lil2
5. lu2 nagar-gal-me
6. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}[x]
7. 1(asz@c) ur-tur
8. lu2# ur-sila-sa6#? nagar
9. 1(asz@c) ur-esz3-[x (x)]
10. [...]
11. [x (x) {d}]en#-lil2#
12. [x] x x [x]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-szesz#? dumu gesz-sza3 ama#? [(x)]
3. 1(asz@c) gala en-[x]
4. 1(asz@c) ma2-gur8-si#
5. lu2 e2-mu
6. 1(asz@c) en-sila-si dumu [x]
7. 1(asz@c) ka5-a dumu gala
8. [...]
9. lu2#? [...]-me-me
10. 1(asz@c) x [x x]-nig2 ugula?
11. x [x] bad3-gi4
12. szesz#? x-x
reverse
column 1
1. x-(x)-il2
2. ama-bara2-si
3. ad-kup4
4. lu2 e2-nam
5. 1(disz@t) lugal-igi simug
6. gesz-sza3 ur-{d}errax(KISZ){ra}
7. lu2 gesz-sza3 simug
8. ur-{d}alla simug dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3#
9. 1(asz@c) {uruda}szum za3-mu-sze3
10. lu2 ku3-dim2-sze3
11. 1(asz@c) szum lugal-nig2
12. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3-tur simug#
13. lu2 aga3-x-x
column 2
1. gesz-sza3-mu szesz
2. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3 en-DU
3. lu2 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)
4. lugal-szu-asz-ni ugula
5. lu2 inim-{d}szara2-zi
6. 1(disz@t) gesz-sza3 dumu an-ki-sza3#-du10
7. lu2 lugal-ki-ni-gi4
blank space
8. lu2 zah3#
9. sze gurx(|(SZE%SZE).KIN|)-a
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): 79.0 high × 72.0 wide × 16.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 17 & p. 53 18
[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 06978
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-08-03 at 19:01:38 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Senior, Andrew | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2015-07-21 at 14:17:26 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009962) (BC-009962)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6978) (NBC.6978)
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Cite this Artifacts
“HUCA 49, 017 & 053 18 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298637.
HUCA 49, 017 & 053 18 artifact entry (No. P298637). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298637 (Original work published 2006)
HUCA 49, 017 & 053 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298637 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
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