SM 1911.05.021 (P406943)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.05.021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of grain rations to named persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: list of grain rations to named persons)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.00.00 ? added from SM catalogue, probably months/days missing in many
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001583.3 (composite) (P533232)	S001583.3	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P406943
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P406943

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	67.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1911.05.021
Accession Number	07182 (SM catalogue: 1968)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	188633

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1911.05.021 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406943.

SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry (No. P406943). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406943

SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406943 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406943},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1911.05.021 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406943.

SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry (No. P406943). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406943

SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406943 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406943},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406943
LB  - CDLI:P406943
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - SM 1911.05.021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406943
ER  -