Christie's Erlenmeyer no. 83 (P200756)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u)-kam
4. 1(ban2) kasz saga
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. 1(ban2) kasz saga
8. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du
9. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(ban2) kasz saga
11. 3(ban2) kasz du
  some text moved to next line
12. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. 1(ban2) kasz saga
14. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
15. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
16. n(ban2) n sila3# kasz# saga#
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz)#? sila3 kasz du
reverse
  (image not in sale catalogue)
  (date given as SS 6)
seal 1
column 1
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column 2
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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):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    seal dedicated to king

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Christie's Erlenmeyer, no. 83

    [Erlenmeyer1988Christie's] Ancient Near Eastern Texts from the Erlenmeyer Collection, Which Will Be Sold at Christie’s Great Rooms on Tuesday 13 December 1988 ... (Lots 1-135). 1988. London: Christie, Manson & Woods.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erlenmeyer —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.--.20, Šū-Suen.06.--.24
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-03-01 at 11:40:00 Firth, Richard Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2013-07-25 at 08:09:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:29:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Christie’s Erlenmeyer No. 83 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200756.
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (No. P200756). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200756
Christie’s Erlenmeyer no. 83 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200756 (Accessed: September 16, 2024).
@misc{2002Christie,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Christie's {Erlenmeyer} no. 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200756},
}


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