Rochester 252 (P128348)

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

Museum Number

MAG 54.58.08

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
1. 2(disz) szah2 szaganx(AMA){gan}
2. 8(disz) szah2 u2 tur
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra mu en {d}en-ki eridu{ki} ba-hun-ga2
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(disz) szah2 szaganx(AMA){gan}
6. 3(disz) szah2-nita2
7. gub-ba-am3
reverse
1. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun
2. la2-ia3 5(disz) szah2 hi-a
3. la2-ia3 4(disz) szah2 du he2-du2?
  unclear meaning
4. lu2-gi-na nu-{gesz}kiri6 bara2-si-ga i3-dab5
5. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
6. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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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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  • primary: Rochester, 252

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

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  • Museum No.: MAG 54.58.08
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00, Amar-Suen.09.08.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-06-24 at 09:37:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:56:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:49 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
“Rochester 252 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128348.
Rochester 252 artifact entry (No. P128348). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128348
Rochester 252 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128348 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128348},
}


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