CUNES 58-01-127 (P517138)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 58-01-127

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

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze
2. ki [...-ta]
3. mu be-li2-ba-ni-sze3
4. zu-zu szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti nesag
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar zu2-zu2
3. aga3-us2 ARAD2-zu

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.08.04.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005319 (composite) (P458029)	S005319	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P517138
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P517138

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 58-01-127
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-07-31 at 05:57:22	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2020-07-24 at 11:13:11	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2019-10-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 58-01-127 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P517138.

CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry (No. P517138). (2019, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517138

CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517138 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517138},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUNES 58-01-127 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P517138.

CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry (No. P517138). (2019, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517138

CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517138 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517138},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/10/28/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P517138
LB  - CDLI:P517138
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUNES 58-01-127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517138
ER  -