Christie's London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 (P330233)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 330233

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(u) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5? {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)
2. na-ab-ri2-lum a-zu
3. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
4. gu#-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
reverse
1. nir#-i3-da-gal2 szakkan6
2. ki ur-{d}szara2-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu ku3-gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9#-si4#
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) S006150.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330233

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) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 330233
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 064063

References

  • primary: Christie's London 20001207, Lot 675 Sale 9540 08

    [Christies2000] 2000.

  • history: Christie's London 20001207, 15

    [Christies2000] 2000.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:54 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-12-01 at 17:38:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-11-20 at 06:43:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-11-20 at 06:43:30 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 London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330233.
Christie’s London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry (No. P330233). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330233
Christie’s London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330233 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {Christie's {London} 20001207: Lot 675 {Sale} 9540 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330233
LB  - CDLI:P330233
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Christie's London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330233
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Cite this Artifacts

“Christie’s London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330233.
Christie’s London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry (No. P330233). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330233
Christie’s London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330233 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {Christie's {London} 20001207: Lot 675 {Sale} 9540 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330233
LB  - CDLI:P330233
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Christie's London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330233
ER  - 
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