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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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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

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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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CAB.G.3.137-8
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.12.23, Šū-Suen.04.12.24, Šū-Suen.04.12.25
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.04.12.23 to Šū-Suen.04.12.25

Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (191612) (191612)

Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2011CAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	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  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424441
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2011CAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	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  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424441
ER  -