CAB.G.3.137-8 (P424441)

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.3.137-8

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(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. ki a-al-li2-ta
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
6. iti {d}dumu-zi
7. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.04.12.23 to Šū-Suen.04.12.25

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424441

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number CAB.G.3.137-8
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191612

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-14 at 18:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:03:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:03:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:31:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:29:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CAB.G.3.137-8 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424441.
CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry (No. P424441). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424441
CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424441 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424441
LB  - CDLI:P424441
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424441
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CAB.G.3.137-8 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424441.
CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry (No. P424441). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424441
CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424441 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2011CAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424441
LB  - CDLI:P424441
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424441
ER  -
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