Rochester 147 (P128252)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 54.58.02

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2# [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
2'. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
3'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2 naga]
4'. ur-e2-babbar2
5'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz)] gin2 naga
6'. szu-{d}nin-szubur
7'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz)] gin2 [naga]
8'. a-hu-szu-ni
9'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
10'. ku-li
11'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)# [gin2] naga#
12'. a2-pi5-li2
13'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14'. szu-x-AL?
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1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. i#-ti#-{d}er3-ra
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga#
4. gu-za-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
6. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. al#?-la-mu
9. 3(disz)# [sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
10. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [u4 n-kam]
  some text moved to next line
2. [iti] sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
3. [mu ma2 {d}en-ki] ba-ab-du8

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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  • primary: Rochester, 147

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Messenger tablet

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  • Museum No.: MAG 54.58.02
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.03.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-01-28 at 03:31:05 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Rochester 147 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128252.
Rochester 147 artifact entry (No. P128252). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128252
Rochester 147 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128252 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128252},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
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ID  - P128252
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M1  - 2024/4/16/
TI  - Rochester 147 artifact entry
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