Hermitage 3, 516 (P212331)

Administrative bulla 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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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 18765

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

object bulla
surface a
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
2. 4(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida saga 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 3(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
6. 1(ban2) esza
7. 2(ban2) dabin
surface b
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
5. 7(gesz2) 5(u) sa szum2 gaz
6. 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 naga gaz
7. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
surface c
1. 1(u) kusz hi-a
2. 2(u) dug u2?
3. 2(disz) dug sila3-gal
4. 1(disz) udu u2
5. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3
6. gu2 i7 gir2-su{ki}
7. giri3 a-du
8. kiszib3# ensi2
9. iti pa4-u2-e u4 3(u)-kam
surface d
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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2. lu2-{d}su4-an-ka u3 sza3-nin-ga2-ke4 ib2-gi-in
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e

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: Bulla Artifact type comments:

    three-faced bulla

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact comments:

    three-faced bulla

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 18765
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-17 at 13:28:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-05-23 at 14:30:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“Hermitage 3, 516 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212331.
Hermitage 3, 516 artifact entry (No. P212331). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212331 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 516 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212331 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 516 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212331},
}


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