SM 1918.01.002 (P407928)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 1918.01.002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken, sealed envelope: receipt of grain from two different fields in different months for a regular offering)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 37.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken, sealed envelope: receipt of grain from two different fields in different months for a regular offering)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1918.01.002
  • Accession No.: 08280 (SM catalogue: 3048)

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001810 (composite) (P454520) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SM 1918.01.002 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407928.
SM 1918.01.002 artifact entry (No. P407928). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407928
SM 1918.01.002 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407928 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1918.01.002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407928},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407928},
}


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