OLP 20, 018 (P332542)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Museum Number

VMFA 75-1

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. 2(disz) kusz sa-gi4-a
2. ki a-kal-la-ta
3. kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni
4. sza3 bala
reverse
1. mu e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan
seal 1
1. [ur-{d}li9-si4]
2. ensi2 umma#{ki}
3. [ku3-ga-ni]
4. [dub-sar]
5. dumu [ur-{d}szul-pa-e3]
6. [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 005068 (composite) (P457778) S005068 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.09.00, Šulgi.40.06.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P332542

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) Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Museum Number VMFA 75-1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158315

References

  • primary: OLP 20, p.5-21

    [Sauren1989trois] Sauren, Herbert. 1989. “Trois Tablettes d’une Collection Belge et Le Code d’Ur.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 20: 5–21.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 1134

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-01-31 at 19:07:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:53:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-24 at 07:37:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-11-16 at 16:59:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:50:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:42:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OLP 20, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332542.
OLP 20, 018 artifact entry (No. P332542). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332542 (Original work published 2006)
OLP 20, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332542 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {OLP 20, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332542},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332542
LB  - CDLI:P332542
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - OLP 20, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332542
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OLP 20, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332542.
OLP 20, 018 artifact entry (No. P332542). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332542 (Original work published 2006)
OLP 20, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332542 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {OLP 20, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332542},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332542
LB  - CDLI:P332542
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - OLP 20, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332542
ER  -
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