OrNS 81, 280-281 01 (P467612)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MHC 01

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ur-nigar{gar}-ke4
3. szu ba-ti
4. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
5. za-lu5-lu5
6. szu ba-ti
7. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
8. i3-dub guru7 sza3 a-sza3-ga-ka
9. lu2-banda3{da} i3-dab5
10. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
11. i3-dub sza3 a-sza3-ga-ka
reverse
1. ukken-ne2 i3-dab5
2. 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
3. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
4. ur-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
5. 8(asz) sze gur lugal
6. x [...] a2-zi-da dub-sar
7. 5(u) 4(asz) sze gur [lugal]
8. {d}en-lil2-la2-bi2-du11
9. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz)? sila3 sze gur lugal
10. [...] x-{d}iszkur szu ba-ti
  blank space
11. [n] 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [n sila3 sze] gur lugal
12. [ki x]-ki-du10-ta
13. [ARAD2?]-mu dub-sar
14. [szu] ba-ti
left
column 1
1. iti nesag
column 2
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4#-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3#
  with liberal exclamations until image is located for collation

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 280-281 01

    [Foster2012OrNS81] Foster, Benjamin R., and Elizabeth E. Payne. 2012. “Cuneiform Tablets from Mount Holyoke College.” Orientalia NS 81 (4): 277–317.

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  • Museum No.: MHC 01
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.04.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:31:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:53:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 13:20:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 13:13:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-07-24 at 19:33:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-07-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 280-281 01 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467612.
OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry (No. P467612). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467612 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467612 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2024OrNS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467612},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467612},
}


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TI  - OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 280-281 01 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467612.
OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry (No. P467612). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467612 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467612 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2024OrNS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467612},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467612},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P467612
LB  - CDLI:P467612
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - OrNS 81, 280-281 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467612
ER  -
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