CAB.G.3.137-7 (P424440)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

CAB.G.3.137-7

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. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. geme2 nig2-ar3-ra e2-amar-ka
3. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 geme2 kikken x-x
4. 3(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2#-bappir
5. e2#-kas4 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
reverse
1. ki szesz-saga-ta
2. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
3. a2 u4 du8-ha-bi i3-ib2-gar
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2!(HUL)
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932.1 (composite) (P533565) S002932.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424440

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) Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number CAB.G.3.137-7
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191611

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-14 at 16:37:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-03-08 at 08:55:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-14 at 18:07:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:04:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:03:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:30:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:29:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CAB.G.3.137-7 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424440.
CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry (No. P424440). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424440
CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424440 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-7 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424440
LB  - CDLI:P424440
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424440
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CAB.G.3.137-7 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424440.
CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry (No. P424440). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424440
CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424440 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2011CAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-7 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424440
LB  - CDLI:P424440
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-7 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424440
ER  -
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