Nebraska 45 (P121730)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Museum Number

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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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2/3(disz) munus-am3
2. geme2-{d}szara2
3. ($ blank space $) u-bar-tum
4. 2/3(disz) la-ni-bu
5. 1(ban2) PAP masz-tur
6. ($ blank space $) {d}inanna-tesz2
7. ($ blank space $) ama-nesag-e
8. 2/3(disz) sza-lim-ni-asz
9. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}ku3-zu
10. ($ blank space $) nin-ma2-gur8-re x
11. 2/3(disz) kal-tur-tur
12. 2(ban2) PAP nin-he2-gal2-a
13. ($ blank space $) dingir-ka-da-ga
14. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}suen
15. ($ blank space $) nin-gi-na
16. ($ blank space $) ama-gi-na
17. ($ blank space $) pesz2-tur-tur
  blank space
column 2
1. 2/3(disz) geme2-sila-luh
2. ($ blank space $) nin-nam-mah-zu NIG2
3. 1(ban2) PAP 2/3(disz) na-na-a
4. ($ blank space $) nin-za3-ge-si MA
5. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}utu
6. ($ blank space $) nin-e2-gal-e-si!
7. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-szu-zu-ga2-ra
8. ($ blank space $) nin-ma2-gur8-re sze
9. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) ama-kal-la gi
10. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}dumu#-zi-da sze
11. ($ blank space $) nin-nam-mah-zu gu2
12. 1(ban2) PAP al-la-szar-ru-um
13. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-kisal nin#-[...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2) PAP nin-tur3#-[ga]
2'. 3(ban2) PAP nin9-da-da
3'. 2(ban2) PAP nin-agrig-zi gu
4'. 2(ban2) PAP 2/3(disz) {d}asznan-zi-mu
5'. 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) nin-me-lam2 ur2
6'. 1(barig) PAP ama-kalam!-ma!?
7'. 3(ban2) PAP a-ba-zu
8'. 2(ban2) PAP nin9-ab-ba-na
9'. dam lugal-{gesz}gigir
10'. ($ blank space $) nin# dub-sar
11'. 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin!-ur4-ra
12'. 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) nin-inim-gi-na
13'. ($ blank space $) [a]-an#-na kas4
14'. ($ blank space $) libir?-am3
15'. ($ blank space $) KA-a-lum
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2)# PAP# a-gub-ba-bi
2'. 2(ban2) PAP nin9-ezem su4
3'. 2(ban2) PAP ama-kal-la sze
4'. 2(ban2) PAP geme2-{d}a-szar2 nu-{gesz}kiri6
5'. 1(ban2) PAP nin-[me]-lam2 MUSZ3
6'. 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) PAP nin-siskur2-e
7'. 1(ban2) PAP nin9-kal-la NIG2.GA
8'. 1(ban2) PAP [nin]-gizskim!-zi dumu u-bar!-tum
9'. 2(ban2) PAP geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
10'. 1(ban2) PAP nin-i-ti
11'. 1(ban2) PAP geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra igi-ta
12'. 3(ban2) PAP na-an-na-mu
13'. 1(ban2) PAP geme2-{d}en-ki

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nebraska, 45

    [Forde1967Nebraska] Forde, Nels W. 1967. Nebraska Cuneiform Texts of the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

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  • Museum No.: OPL —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-12 at 09:24:37 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-07-03 at 08:05:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nebraska 45 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121730.
Nebraska 45 artifact entry (No. P121730). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121730
Nebraska 45 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121730 (Accessed: January 18, 2025).
@misc{2001Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Nebraska 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121730},
}


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