USP 63 (P217419)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1927.477

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta ordenando entregar dátiles, casia, lino y plantas de tinte.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

39.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum
2. 3(asz@c) gurdub gazi
3. 1(asz@c) banszur gada
4. 1(asz@c) gurdub {u2}hab2 gada
5. me-sag2
reverse
1. na-be2-a
2. ku-li-mu
3. u3-na-du11
4. a-szi-an-ne2 ma-ak
  or a-lim-dingir i3-ma-ak; a might be za
5. il8-at-e-li
6. ama-bara2-e ba-na-de6
left
1. 4(disz@t) mu 1(u) 1(disz@t) iti

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 35.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta ordenando entregar dátiles, casia, lino y plantas de tinte.)
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  • primary: USP, 63

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

  • history: FAOS 19, Um 1

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, no. 54

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

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  • Museum No.: NMS A.1927.477
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-04-26 at 08:42:56 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2015-10-08 at 09:50:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-09 at 07:43:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“USP 63 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217419.
USP 63 artifact entry (No. P217419). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217419 (Original work published 1970)
USP 63 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217419 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {USP 63 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217419},
}

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