OrNS 81, 285-286 06 (P467615)

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 05

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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tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) kusz ansze
2. kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
3. 1(u) 3(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
4. nig2-du-du
5. 5(u) 6(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
6. 1(u) 2(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
7. ur-mes
8. 8(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
9. 6(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
10. 1(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-tu
11. lugal-gesz-hur-e
  blank space
12. 3(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
13. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
14. 1(u) 8(disz) kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-[an-sa6]
15. dingir-pu3-s,a-li2
16. 2(u) 5(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
17. 1(u) kiszib3 lugal-e-[ba-an-sa6]
18. 5(disz) kiszib3 ur-[{d}szara2]
19. szu-{d}[...]
reverse
1. 4(u) la2 2(disz) [...]
2. 5(u) la2 2(disz) [...]
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) kusz [...]
4. nam-ha-[ni]
5. 1(u) 3(disz) kiszib3 [...]
6. 5(disz) kiszib3 ur-[{d}]szara2
7. lugal-mas-[su]
8. 3(u) 6(disz) [...] x
9. 7(disz) kiszib3 [ur]-{d}szara2
10. lugal-mas-su
11. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
12. 2(u) 5(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
13. ur-zigum-ma
14. 3(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
15. 3(u) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
16. ma-an-gig
17. 1(u) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
18. {d}szara2-i3-sa6
19. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kusz ansze kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
20. 7(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 szu-{d}suen
21. e2 {d}szara2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 285-286 06

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MHC 05
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2015-06-12 at 13:38:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-07-24 at 22:16:44 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, 285-286 06 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467615.
OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry (No. P467615). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467615 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467615 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467615},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 285-286 06 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467615.
OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry (No. P467615). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467615 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467615 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467615},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
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TI  - OrNS 81, 285-286 06 artifact entry
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