Nebraska 54 (P121739)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Museum Number

OPL —

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(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7 GAN2-mah-ta
3. 3(u) sze gur gesz ra gurusz-e 4(barig) sze-ta
4. a2-bi u4 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gi du3-a ki-su7 GAN2-mah
6. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
7. a-sza3 GAN2-mah
8. 1(u) 3(disz) [...] u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
9. [...] sza3 NE
10. [...] 1(disz)-sze3 a-da
11. [...] x a-sza3 GAN2-mah
12. [...] gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
reverse
1. [...] a-sza3 a-u2-da
2. 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. a-ga-am3 igi-e2!(GAN2)-mah-sze3 gub-ba
4. 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3
5. 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a a-sza3 pu2-si4-mu
6. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a a-sza3 gibil4
7. ugula ARAD2-mu
8. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
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9. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. inim-{d}szara2
2. dumu ur-nigar#{gar}#

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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
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    or S002589 ?

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nebraska, 54

    [Forde1967Nebraska] Forde, Nels W. 1967. Nebraska Cuneiform Texts of the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

  • citation: ASJ 14, p.173-243, p. 222

    [Maekawa1992agricultural-8] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1992. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VIII).” Acta Sumerologica 14: 173–243.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-12 at 09:39:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002593.1 (composite) (P533472) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Nebraska 54 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121739.
Nebraska 54 artifact entry (No. P121739). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121739
Nebraska 54 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121739 (Accessed: April 27, 2024).
@misc{2001Nebraska,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Nebraska 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121739},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P121739
LB  - CDLI:P121739
M1  - 2024/4/27/
TI  - Nebraska 54 artifact entry
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