411.7 C9723 (P550449)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon, USA

Museum Number

411.7 C9723

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

30.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.05.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550449
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P550449

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	30.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon, USA
Museum Number	411.7 C9723
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Multnomah County Library (MultCoLib)	S152C925102

References

primary: CDLN 2025/001

[Nett2025CDLN] Nett, Seraina. 2025. “A Sumerian Administrative Tablet in Multnomah County Library.” Cuneiform Digital Library Notes 2025 (1). https://cdli.earth/articles/cdln/2025-1.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-30 at 13:22:19	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Nett, Seraina	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-08-14 at 10:35:05	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-08-12 at 10:39:57	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“411.7 C9723 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550449.

411.7 C9723 artifact entry (No. P550449). (2025, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550449 (Original work published 2024)

411.7 C9723 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550449 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“411.7 C9723 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550449.

411.7 C9723 artifact entry (No. P550449). (2025, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550449 (Original work published 2024)

411.7 C9723 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550449 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550449},
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