Sumer 55, 068 19 (P469557)

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 163364

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

48.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) kusz [...]
2'. 1(disz) kusz [...]
3'. ki gu-[du-du-ta]
4'. kiszib3 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal illegible

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469557

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Um. 0822
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 163364
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192164

References

  • primary: Sumer 55 (pp. 45-86), 068 19

    [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
2016-11-13 at 11:07:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-11-07 at 02:50:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-11-06 at 01:42:43 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 Artifact

“Sumer 55, 068 19 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469557.
Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry (No. P469557). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469557 (Original work published 2014)
Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469557 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469557},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 55, 068 19 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469557.
Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry (No. P469557). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469557 (Original work published 2014)
Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469557 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469557},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P469557
LB  - CDLI:P469557
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Sumer 55, 068 19 artifact entry
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