SM 1929.01.004 (P407997)

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 1929.01.004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: the transfer of over 2 gur of bran is called ša3-bala-a)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 35.0 wide × 16.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- lower left edge broken; center gouged. rev.-- top left corner broken; sealing worn.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: the transfer of over 2 gur of bran is called ša3-bala-a)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1929.01.004
  • Accession No.: 08389 (SM catalogue: 3120)

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00 ?
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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 004895 (composite) (P457605) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1929.01.004 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407997.
SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry (No. P407997). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407997
SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407997 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407997
LB  - CDLI:P407997
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407997
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1929.01.004 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407997.
SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry (No. P407997). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407997
SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407997 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407997
LB  - CDLI:P407997
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - SM 1929.01.004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407997
ER  -
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