SET 127 (P129536)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

SMM 14/23 (14/6)

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

41.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) dug dida saga
2. 7(disz) dug dida du
3. ni-nam-ki-szu-ki-lisz
4. u3 e2 ku-ru-da
5. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 u3-ma-ni
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. u3-ma-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-ha-ni

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: SET, 127

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

    von Dassow: his tablet records the receipt of beer from Lukalla, and it was sealed by Umani, son of Namhani, who also sealed many other receipts for beer (see the list under seal no. 676.1 in R. Mayr's catalogue, The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma, Ph.D.

  • history: Eva von Dassow, SMM, 06

    [Dassow2003SMM] Dassow, Eva von, and Matthew J. Buell. 2003. Science Museum of Minnesota.

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  • Museum No.: SMM 14/23 (14/6)
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 10:53:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:21 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 000401 (composite) (P430497) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SET 127 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129536.
SET 127 artifact entry (No. P129536). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129536 (Original work published 2001)
SET 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129536 (Accessed: March 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {SET 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129536},
}


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