Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 65c (P330200)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) sar al 2(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 5(u)-kam
5. 1(gesz'u) sar {gisz}dih3 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 4(u)-kam
7. 5(gesz2) sar {u2}har!(MUNUS)-an 1(u) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 3(u)-kam
reverse
  (image not in sale catalogue)
seal 1
1. a-tu dub-sar
2. dumu szesz-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 001844.3 (composite) (P533316) S001844.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330200

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) 166000

References

  • primary: Christie's Erlenmeyer, no. 65c

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:55:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:49:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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. 65c Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330200.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry (No. P330200). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330200
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330200 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006Christie,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {Christie's {Erlenmeyer} no. 65c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330200},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330200
LB  - CDLI:P330200
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330200
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 65c Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330200.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry (No. P330200). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330200
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330200 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006Christie,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {Christie's {Erlenmeyer} no. 65c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330200},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330200
LB  - CDLI:P330200
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 65c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330200
ER  -
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