CUNES 48-11-009 (P323152)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-11-009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Work done in fields.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Work done in fields.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Ur-gigir, scribe, son of Barran" (Mayr 748). concerning work done in fields.#

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P323152

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%
Fragment consisting of about half of a tablet

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Umma archive.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-11-009
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190261

References

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 395

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 48-11-009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P323152.
CUNES 48-11-009 artifact entry (No. P323152). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323152 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 48-11-009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323152 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 48-11-009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P323152.
CUNES 48-11-009 artifact entry (No. P323152). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323152 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 48-11-009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323152 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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