Nebraska 68 (P121753)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Museum Number

JMAM —

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
1. 2(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
2. 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 gub-ba
4. a-sza3 amar-kiszi17
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
6. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
7. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 gub-ba
8. a-sza3 muru13
9. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 <x>-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
11. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 gub-ba
12. a-sza3 i7 lugal
13. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
14. a-sza3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
15. 3(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. ki-su7 gu2-edin-na gub-ba
17. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba ki-su7 gub-ba
18. [x] gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
19. [...] u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
reverse
1. [...]-a
2. [...] x zu dumu-gu4-<gur>
3. [...] 6(disz)-sze3 a-da gub-ba
4. [...] x i7 lugal
5. 7(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5 muru13 i7 lugal
6. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5 i7 bur-a-DI-IGI
7. 3(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5 i7 sag-du3
8. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
9. kab2-ku5 sahar szu ti-a
10. 1(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
11. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
12. a-da gub-ba i7 lugal
13. 3(u) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3 a-da gub-ba
14. a-sza3 muru13
15. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 a-da <gub>-ba a-sza3 sag-du3
16. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 i7 {d}nin-hur-sag-ka gub-ba
17. a-da gub-ba a-sza3 de2-a
18. nu-banda3-gu4 gu2-tar
19. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
  1 line blank
20. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka

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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, 68

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: JMAM —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-12-08 at 09:07:27 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:19 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002250 (composite) (P454960) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Nebraska 68 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121753.
Nebraska 68 artifact entry (No. P121753). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121753
Nebraska 68 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121753 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
@misc{2001Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Nebraska 68 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121753},
}


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