NMSA 3948 (P342071)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 3948

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. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz
2. ugula ur-mes?
3. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz
4. ugula la-ni
5. 1(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz
6. ugula e3-kal-[la]
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
8. ugula lugal-iti-da
9. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz
10. mu6-sub3!(GU4)-ku5 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. 8(disz) gurusz
12. ugula ur#?-gir2#?-su#? x
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz
14. ugula x-e2
15. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu-ra
16. [ugula lu2]-igi-sa6-sa6
17. [x] gurusz# [x] tu-ra
reverse
1. [ugula] ba?-sa6
2. [x gurusz] ugula usz-mu
3. [x] gurusz# 3(barig) a2 2/3(disz)
4. [x gurusz] da#-a-gi
5. [x gurusz]
6. [ugula] x-x-na
7. [x] gurusz 4(barig) a2 2/3(disz) 2(disz) tu
8. [ugula] du10-ga-mu
9. [1(u)?] 6(disz) gurusz ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2)
11. ugula ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
12. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula lu2-bala-saga
13. 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula ur-{d}nin-tu
14. 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula {d}szara2-za-me
15. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula da-ga
16. 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula dingir-ra
17. x x szu kal?-la? saga
18. x x x x x x x
19. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-{ga2}gar
20. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

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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  • Museum No.: NMSA 3948
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-05 at 09:59:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-01-12 at 10:08:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-05 at 09:02:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:02:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-04-25 at 19:03:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-04-04 at 13:16:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-04-01 at 07:42:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-31 at 15:22:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:18:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-29 at 21:25:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-28 at 19:21:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-27 at 14:04:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-27 at 06:10:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-25 at 20:04:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-19 at 10:42:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-02-19 at 17:20:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-02-19 at 13:37:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“NMSA 3948 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P342071.
NMSA 3948 artifact entry (No. P342071). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P342071
NMSA 3948 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P342071 (Accessed: March 11, 2025).
@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-11]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 3948 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P342071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P342071},
}


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