NMS A.1927.446 (P453086)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1927.446

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

37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 mangaga
2. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
3. mar-sa-asz
4. gaba-ri kiszib3 lugal-nir-gal2
reverse
1. iti diri
blank space
2. mu sza-asz-ru-um ba-hul

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated) (Alternative Years: SH 42)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P453086
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P453086

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1927.446
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	193600

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-08-06 at 09:10:16	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“NMS A.1927.446 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453086.

NMS A.1927.446 artifact entry (No. P453086). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453086

NMS A.1927.446 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453086 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“NMS A.1927.446 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453086.

NMS A.1927.446 artifact entry (No. P453086). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453086

NMS A.1927.446 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453086 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453086},
}

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