Sumer 55, 052 05 (P469544)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 163346

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

60.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) kusz udu
2. 2(disz) kusz gu4
3. ad-tab u3 szu7-dul9
4. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz udu
5. {kusz}usan3-sze3 ba-sur
6. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz udu
7. pisan szu-dul9 si-ge4-de3
reverse
1. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab szu ba-ti
2. 2(disz) kusz udu u2-hab2
3. dug saman4 {kusz}du10-gan ba-a-si
4. ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
6. iti szu-numun-na
7. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. da-da-ga
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005935 (composite) (P458645) S005935 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P469544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number Um. 0804
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 163346
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192150

References

  • primary: Sumer 55 (pp. 45-86), 052 05

    [al-Mutawalli2010Sumer55] Mutawalli, Nawala Ahmed al-. 2010. “Administrative Cuneiform Texts from Umma in the Iraq Museum. Excavation of Shara Temple.” Sumer 55: 45–86.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 09:55:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2018-05-07 at 19:07:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-08-24 at 12:01:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-11-13 at 11:07:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-11-05 at 09:50:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Sumer 55, 052 05 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469544.
Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry (No. P469544). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469544 (Original work published 2014)
Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469544 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469544},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Sumer 55, 052 05 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469544.
Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry (No. P469544). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469544 (Original work published 2014)
Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469544 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469544},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P469544
LB  - CDLI:P469544
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Sumer 55, 052 05 artifact entry
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ER  -
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