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SBen 26 (P481042)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Victoria, Australia

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

SBen 26

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
(enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
blank space
seal impression
reverse
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. e2-mah-ki-du10
en: Emahkidu
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-sila-luh
en: son of Ur-silaluh.

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)

Collections

anonymous, Victoria, Australia

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 43.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SBen 26
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-07-28 at 16:37:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-07-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

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Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002264 (composite) (P454974)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SBen 26 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481042.

SBen 26 artifact entry (No. P481042). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481042

SBen 26 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481042 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2015SBen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {SBen 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481042
LB  - CDLI:P481042
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - SBen 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481042
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SBen 26 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481042.

SBen 26 artifact entry (No. P481042). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481042

SBen 26 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481042 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2015SBen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {SBen 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481042
LB  - CDLI:P481042
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - SBen 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481042
ER  -