OrNS 81, 283-284 04 (P467614)

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

MHAM 1976.05.02

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-qa2-tum
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3
4. du10-li2-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
6. an-na-hi-li
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ha-ba-lu5
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz)? gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 4(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 elam u3-ba
2. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du
3. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin
4. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3
5. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga 2(ban2) sze a2 ma2-sze3
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
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6. iti szu-numun
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di-ni-im mu-du3

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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), 283-284 04

    [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.: MHAM 1976.05.02
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.06.14
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 13:36:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-07-24 at 21:58:27 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, 283-284 04 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467614.
OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry (No. P467614). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467614 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467614 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467614},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 283-284 04 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467614.
OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry (No. P467614). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467614 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467614 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467614},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
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M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - OrNS 81, 283-284 04 artifact entry
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