UTI 4, 2557 (P140576)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2557

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(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
5. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
9. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)# sar gi# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 3(gesz2) 2(u)# sar {u2}uku2# [zex(SIG7)-a] 1(u) sar-ta#
2'. a2-bi u4 2(u)-kam
3'. 1(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 u2 kesz2-ra2
4'. 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
5'. a2-bi u4 6(disz)-kam
6'. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 la-ag ab-sin2-ta ri-ri-ga
7'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
8'. 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz)-kam 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
9'. a2 erin2-bi
10'. a-sza3 en-du8-du
11'. ugula lugal-iti-da
12'. kiszib3 ur-dun
13'. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
  rest broken
seal 1
1. ur-dun
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-[da]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 4, 2557

    [Gomi1997UTI4] Gomi, Tohru, and Fatma Yıldız. 1997. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band IV (Nr. 2301-3000). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Um 2557
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-08-04 at 15:46:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:19:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:34 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 004406 (composite) (P457116) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“UTI 4, 2557 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140576.
UTI 4, 2557 artifact entry (No. P140576). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140576
UTI 4, 2557 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140576 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2557 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140576},
}

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