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SM 1995.09.002 (P408138)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1995.09.002

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: quantities of dates over a period of several years)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 44.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: obv.-- chip on the left side. black stains on the top. rev.-- more black stains.
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
seal: da-gi/[...]
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: quantities of dates over a period of several years)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Mayr SITU, p. 195 (seal)

[Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1995.09.002
Accession No.: — (SM catalogue: 3267)

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00, Šulgi.45.06.00 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.44.00.00 to Šulgi.45.06.00 ?

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (189583) (189583)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002087 (composite) (P454797)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1995.09.002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408138.

SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry (No. P408138). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408138 (Original work published 2010)

SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408138 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408138},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1995.09.002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408138.

SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry (No. P408138). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408138 (Original work published 2010)

SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408138 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2024SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408138},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P408138
LB  - CDLI:P408138
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - SM 1995.09.002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P408138
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