VDI 1939/1, p. 62 (P141927)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07436

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu-ra#
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(iku) GAN2 szuku ur-dingir-ra-ka
4. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ka
5. i3-in-gal2-am3
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-ta
7. lu2-{d}nin-a-zu
  erasure? lu2-{d}nin <sa-za> a-zu
8. ba-an-gub
reverse
1. ki u4-bi-ta
2. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 la2-tur
3. ur-dingir-ra-ra
4. lugal-mu in-na-an-szum2
5. a-sza3-bi ur-dingir-ra-ke4
6. kin bi2-in-na
7. a-sza3 USZ unu3 u3 kam-kam-ba
8. lu2-eb-gal i3-ib2-gub
9. lu2 la-ba-an-da-gub#
10. 3(iku) GAN2 igi lugal-gi-gi-ka
11. ur-dingir-ra-ke4
12. kin bi2-in-na
13. u3 a-ne-am3#
14. a i3-in-de2#

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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
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  • primary: VDI 1939/1, p. 62

    [Diakonoff1939VDI1] Diakonoff, Igor. 1939. “Письмо к Шумерскому Царю Шу-Сину (к Вопросу о Земельных Отношениях в Шумере) [Letter to the Sumerian King Shu-Sin (on the Issue of Land Relations in Sumer)].” Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1 (1): 59–64.

  • history: Fs Kienast p.239-250, p. 243-245 & p. 249 Nr. 3

    [Koslova2003Briefe] Koslova, Natalya V. 2003. “Fünf Sumerische Briefe Aus Der Ermitage-Sammlung in St.Petersburg.” In Festschrift Für Burkhart Kienast Zu Seinem 70. Geburtstage Dargebracht von Freunden, Schülern Und Kollegen, edited by Gebhard J. Selz, 239–50. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 274. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: Diakonoff, I. VDI 1968/4, p. 12, n.4

    [sec22097] N.d.

  • history: Michalowski, P. Letters 055:076

    [sec22098] N.d.

  • history: TCS 1, 148

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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  • Museum No.: Erm 07436
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:22:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:58 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
“VDI 1939/1, p. 62 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927.
VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (No. P141927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927
VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927 (Accessed: December 13, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
}

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