CUNES 50-01-043 (P324666)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 50-01-043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Probably deals with laborers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Probably deals with laborers.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed, but illegible; probably the seal inscribed "Dadaga, scribe, son of Urnigar the equerry" (Mayr 120.1).

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002124.2 (composite) (P533370) S002124.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324666

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50%
Half of the tablet is broken away

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 50-01-043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190513

References

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 194

    [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 50-01-043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324666.
CUNES 50-01-043 artifact entry (No. P324666). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324666 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 50-01-043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324666 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 50-01-043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P324666.
CUNES 50-01-043 artifact entry (No. P324666). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324666 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 50-01-043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324666 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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