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VDI 1939/1, p. 62 (P141927)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07436

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu-ra#
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(iku) GAN2 szuku ur-dingir-ra-ka
4. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ka
5. i3-in-gal2-am3
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-ta
7. lu2-{d}nin-a-zu
erasure? lu2-{d}nin <sa-za> a-zu
8. ba-an-gub
reverse
1. ki u4-bi-ta
2. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 la2-tur
3. ur-dingir-ra-ra
4. lugal-mu in-na-an-szum2
5. a-sza3-bi ur-dingir-ra-ke4
6. kin bi2-in-na
7. a-sza3 USZ unu3 u3 kam-kam-ba
8. lu2-eb-gal i3-ib2-gub
9. lu2 la-ba-an-da-gub#
10. 3(iku) GAN2 igi lugal-gi-gi-ka
11. ur-dingir-ra-ke4
12. kin bi2-in-na
13. u3 a-ne-am3#
14. a i3-in-de2#

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)

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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: VDI 1939/1, p. 62,

[Diakonoff1939-48917] Diakonoff, Igor. 1939.
history: Fs Kienast p.239-250, p. 243-245 & p. 249 Nr. 3

[Koslova2003Briefe] Koslova, Natalya V. 2003. “Fünf Sumerische Briefe Aus Der Ermitage-Sammlung in St.Petersburg.” In Festschrift Für Burkhart Kienast Zu Seinem 70. Geburtstage Dargebracht von Freunden, Schülern Und Kollegen, edited by Gebhard J. Selz, 239–50. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 274. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.
history: Diakonoff, I. VDI 1968/4, p. 12, n.4,

[sec22097] N.d.
history: Michalowski, P. Letters 055:076,

[sec22098] N.d.
history: TCS 1, 148

[Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 07436
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:22:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:58	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (012190)

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“VDI 1939/1, p. 62 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927.

VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (No. P141927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927

VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
}

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“VDI 1939/1, p. 62 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927.

VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (No. P141927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927

VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2001VDI,
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {VDI 1939/1, p. 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141927},
}

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ER  -

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