CUNES 52-04-081 (P325905)

Letter 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 52-04-081

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter about silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}szu-kal-ra#?
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. ku3 masz ga2-ga2
5. ib-ni-GIN2
6. he2#-na-ab-szum2#-mu
reverse
1. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
2. iti dal
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu us2-sa en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. [ur]-e2-[mah]
2. lu2-mah {d}[...]
3. inim-{d}szara2
4. dumu {d}szara2-za-me ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (letter about silver)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004875 (composite) (P457585) S004875 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325905

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Umma
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 52-04-081
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190368

References

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 227

    [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
2022-04-22 at 15:23:33 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-11-29 at 08:47:37 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-17 at 17:39:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-31 at 13:16:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 52-04-081 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P325905.
CUNES 52-04-081 artifact entry (No. P325905). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325905 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 52-04-081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325905 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 52-04-081 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P325905.
CUNES 52-04-081 artifact entry (No. P325905). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325905 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 52-04-081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325905 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325905},
}


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