NCC 004 (P469659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

NCC 004

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(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
 en: 1 male laborer for 5 days,
2. nibru{ki}-sze3
 en: to Nippur
3. i3 ga e2 uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)#? x
 en: butter oil and cheese ...;
4. 3(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
 en: 3 male laborers for 2 days,
5. nibru{ki}-sze3
 en: to Nippur
reverse
1. in-bul5-bul5 il-la
 en: ...-straw carried;
2. ugula x-ga-la
 en: foreman: ...-gala;
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
 en: under seal of Lukalla;
  blank space
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šu-Suen is king.”
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
 en: Lukalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
 en: son of Ur-E’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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NCC 004
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-24 at 19:02:03 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-03-24 at 18:49:13 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2017-12-05 at 06:32:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-12-04 at 17:30:16 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2014-09-13 at 12:34:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-09-10 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 002932 (composite) (P455642) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“NCC 004 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 24, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469659.
NCC 004 artifact entry (No. P469659). (2023, March 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469659 (Original work published 2014)
NCC 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469659 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	title = {NCC 004 artifact entry},
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}

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