CUNES 49-14-046 (P323998)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 49-14-046

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

38.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 35.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
  • Condition Description: Fragment of a sealed tablet; the whole reverse of the tablet, with a clear seal impression but no writing other than the end of the date ("ba-du3"), is preserved
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Ur-Lisi, governor of Umma; Lugale-bansha, scribe, son of Ur-Ishtaran, his servant" (Mayr 440.5).

  • Artifact comments:

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 298

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-14-046
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    Umma archive.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005864.05 (composite) (P534124) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CUNES 49-14-046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323998.
CUNES 49-14-046 artifact entry (No. P323998). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323998 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 49-14-046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323998 (Accessed: September 18, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323998},
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