Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 64a (P330193)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  (not given)
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gigir u4 6(disz)
2. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gigir u4 7(disz)
3. 1(disz) udu u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
4. {d}szu-{d}suen
5. 1(disz) udu {gesz}gigir u4 7(disz) e2 {d}szara2-sze3
6. {d}szu-{d}suen min-kam
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(u) udu niga szunigin 4(disz) udu u2
8. szunigin 2(disz) masz2
9. sa2-du11 {d}lamma-lugal#-ke4-ne
10. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
11. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
12. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330193

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)
Museum Number Erlenmeyer —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165993

References

  • primary: Christie's Erlenmeyer, no. 64a

    [Erlenmeyer1988Christie's] Ancient Near Eastern Texts from the Erlenmeyer Collection, Which Will Be Sold at Christie’s Great Rooms on Tuesday 13 December 1988 ... (Lots 1-135). 1988. London: Christie, Manson & Woods.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-01-08 at 12:57:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-01-07 at 10:37:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 64a Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330193.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 64a artifact entry (No. P330193). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330193
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 64a artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330193 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 64a Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330193.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 64a artifact entry (No. P330193). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330193
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 64a artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330193 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330193},
}

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