NMSA 4168 (P342127)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 4168

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. 5(disz)# gi x x esir2# [su-ba]
2. 5(disz) gi# x x x esir2# [su-ba]
3. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an#-[sim] gu# esir2 su-ba#
4. 5(disz) {gi}ma-an#?-[sim] sze esir2 su#-ba#
5. 2(disz) {gi}ma-an#?-[sim nig2]-ar3-ra esir2 su-ba
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2
  seal impression
2. e2 x-en#? szu du7-a
3. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
5. mu# ku3 gu-za ba-dim2
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku3-[...]

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 002764.2 (composite) (P533511) S002764.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P342127

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) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA 4168
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170788

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-27 at 10:08:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:17:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:43:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:23:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NMSA 4168 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342127.
NMSA 4168 artifact entry (No. P342127). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342127
NMSA 4168 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342127 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4168 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342127},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342127
LB  - CDLI:P342127
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - NMSA 4168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342127
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“NMSA 4168 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342127.
NMSA 4168 artifact entry (No. P342127). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342127
NMSA 4168 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342127 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342127},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342127
LB  - CDLI:P342127
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - NMSA 4168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342127
ER  - 
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