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HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 (P298639)

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 07012

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

56.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [n] GAN2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) n(ban2@c) sze [gub?]-ba
4. gesz#-sza3 gala
5. 2(asz@c) sze gesz-sza3 sza3-nu-gal2
6. lugal-he2-dug-ni-e3
column 2
1. [...] u3#? lugal#?-KA#? ugula
2. 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ur-{d}ildu3 azlag4
3. lugal-ezem ugula
4. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze nigar sanga
5. 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sze sa-sa-ildu3
6. 2(iku@c) GAN2 4(asz@c) sze bara2-ga-ni-du10 ugula
7. 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 1(asz@c) [(n) sze] lugal#-nig2-ga2#-[ni]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. lugal#-[x (x)]-ni#?-zi
2'. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [sze] a2#-kal-le
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] 5(asz@c) sze [...] dam#?
rest blank
column 2
1. sze e3-a
2. [...]-x-ka#?
rest broken

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 60.0 wide
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 16 & p. 50 13

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

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 07012
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2017-03-04 at 21:10:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2015-07-21 at 14:19:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009996) (BC-009996)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.7012) (NBC.7012)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298639.

HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 artifact entry (No. P298639). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Original work published 2006)

HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298639.

HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 artifact entry (No. P298639). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Original work published 2006)

HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298639 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2023HUCA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {HUCA 49, 016 & 050 13  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298639},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/12/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298639
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