L'uomo 50 (P112469)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

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Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Museum Number

Michail —

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  (traces)
column 2'
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)?
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 4(disz)
5. a-sza3 ugur2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah
6. 1(bur3)# 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
8. a-sza3 x x
9. kiszib3 lu2-e2-mah#-sze3
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u)
12. 2(bur3)# 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz-[ur3-ra a]-ra2# 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
13. [...] x
14. [...]
column 3
1. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1/2(disz)
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
5. a-sza3 la2-tur
6. kiszib3 ur-dun
  double ruling
7. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
8. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
9. GAN2-gu4
10. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
11. szuku gurusz sza3-gu4
12. uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 8(disz) x
  double ruling
14. a2
  erasure after a2
15. 1(u) sar {gesz}dih3? ku5 [...] x 2(u) sar-ta
16. [...]
column 4
1. a2-bi u4 [...] 6(disz)
2. 5(gesz2) 1(u) [...] sar gi# [...]
3. a2#-bi [u4] 6(disz)
4. 7(disz) gurusz u4 [...]
5. a-du?-x
6. x x DU
7. a-sza3 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2
8. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(u) la2 1(disz)
10. 8(gesz2) 5(disz) sar al 1(u) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
12. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sar al# 6(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz)
14. [...] 1(u) 2(disz) sar al# 6(disz)# sar-[ta]
15. [...]
column 5
1. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
2. 5(gesz2) sar u2 du8-ak#? sze-bu3-um# x
3. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
4. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sar x-|ZI&ZI|-x al 3(u) sar-[ta]
5. a2-bi 1(u) 7(disz)# [2/3(disz)]
6. 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz [...]
7. x gub-ba? [...]
8. a2-bi# x
9. 1(u) 4(disz) sar al [...]
10. a2-bi u4 [...]
11. 3(u) sar# [...]
12. a2-[bi]
13. a2 lu2? [...]
14. 7(gesz2) sar [...]
15. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. a2 [...]
3. 6(gesz2) sar# [...]
4. 1(disz) gul 5(disz) [sar]
5. 2(disz) x 2(disz) sila3 [...]
6. 1(disz)# gul 6(disz) sar# [...]
7. sila3?
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gub?-ba? [...]
9. x kas4 x
10. x gurusz gu4-da#? [...]
11. a-sza3 ugur2-[tur]
12. x [...] x
  erased line
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar [...]
14. a2-bi u4 4(disz) [...]
15. 1(gesz2) sar gi [...]
16. a2-bi u4 2(disz) [...]
17. a-sza3 nigin?-USZ# [...]
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 5(disz) [sar-ta]
19. a2-bi u4 2(u)
20. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar al# 5(disz) sar-ta
21. a2-bi u4 2(u)# 5(disz)? [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [a2-bi u4 ...] 1(u) 1(disz)?
3. 1(gesz2)# 4(u)? la2 2(disz) sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
5. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)#
7. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
8. [a2]-bi# u4 2(u)
9. [... sar al ... sar]-ta
10. a2-bi u4 [...] 1(u)? [...]
11. 4(gesz2) [sar al 1(u)] sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
13. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) sar u2-dih3 ku5-da#? 2(u) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)
15. 5(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
17. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
18. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
19. a2-bi u4 3(u) 1(disz)
20. 4(u) 9(disz)? sar al [x] sar
21. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz)
column 3
1. [...]
2. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar# {gesz}dih3
3. ku5#-da# 1(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(u)
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 9(disz)
7. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
8. ab#-sin2-ta la#-ag# ri#-ri-ga#
9. GAN2-gu4
10. 6(gesz2) 4(u) sar nig2-[gul] 1(u) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 4(u)
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 3(u)
14. kiszib3 um-x-x-x
15. a-sza3 la2-tur
  1 line blank
16. kiszib3 ur-dun
  1 line blank
17. a-sza3-ge x-[...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 4(u)
22. a-sza3 gu2#-edin#-na
23. kiszib3 ur-abzu
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...] elam 2(gesz2) 3(u) x x
3. [...] sar al [...]
4. [a2]-bi u4 2(u)
5. a-sza3 e2-duru5-nin-si-ga?
6. [...] x gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. x kun i7 edin? gub#-ba#
8. 1(u) [...] gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
9. kun# i7 {d}asznan gub-ba
10. a2-bi u4 2(u)
11. 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. e2-duru5 nin-x gub-ba
13. ki-sze3? gin2 gid2-da
14. 1(gesz2) sar al x
15. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
16. i7 {d}amar-{d}suen ga2 x sal-la gub#-ba#
17. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18. GAN2 i7 sal-la szu ur3-ra u3 sahar zi-ga
19. [...] 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. du#?-du x x
21. [...] amar? x x
  1 line blank
22. [...] 1(gesz2) 1(u) x 2(u) 7(disz) tar
column 5
  (traces)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: L'uomo, 50

    [Pettinato1997uomo] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1997. L’uomo Cominciò a Scrivere. Iscrizioni Cuneiformi Della Collezione Michail. Milano, Biblioteca Di via Senato, 31 Ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1997. Milano: Electa.

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  • Museum No.: Michail —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:28 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
“L’uomo 50 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469.
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (No. P112469). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112469
LB  - CDLI:P112469
M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - L'uomo 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112469
ER  -
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