ASJ 09, 251 28 (P102305)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.139

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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1. 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
 en: 50 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 barley.
2. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sza3-gal [amar]
 en: 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, fodder of the calves,
3. ki ka-guru7-ta#
 en: from the grain depot manager;
4. 4(barig) 1(ban2) duh du sze-bi [5(ban2)]
 en: 4 barig 1 ban2 regular bran, its barley: 5 ban2
5. ki usz-mu#-[ta]
 en: from Ušmu;
  blank space
6. szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz)# [sila3 gur]
 en: together: 54 gur 5 ban2 4 sila3.
7. sza3-bi#-[ta]
 en: Therefrom:
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)#-[ta]
 en: 1 bur3 2 eše3 1 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
9. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)#-[ta]
 en: 1 bur3 4 iku surface at 11 each,
10. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta#
 en: 13 bur3 2 eše3 4 3/4 iku surface at 10 each,
11. 3(bur3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)#-ta#
 en: 3 bur3 surface at 9 each,
12. sze-numun-bi 2(u)# 3(ban2)# [2(disz)] 1/2(disz)# sila3 gur
 en: their seed grain: 20 gur 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3,
  calculation: ((1 13/18) × 12 × 30) + ((1 4/18) × 11 × 30) + ((13 16.75/18) × 10 × 30) + ((3 × 9) × 30) = 6012.5 = 20;0,1,2 1/2 [text has 20;0,3,2 1/2 = 6032.5s]
13. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [gur?]
 en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 16 gur(?) 3 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 5 shekels,
  calculation: 6032.5s × 5/6 = 5027.083s = 16;3,4,7 5/60 (exact)
14. gu4-e uru4-a
 en: oxen (seed) plowing;
15. 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
 en: 4 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
16. sze-numun-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2)
 en: their seed grain: 1 barig 2 ban2,
  calculation: 4/18 × 12 × 30 = 80 (exact)
17. {gesz}gaba-tab-e uru4-a
 en: gabatab plowing;
18. a-sza3 da-umma{ki}
 en: field of Da-Umma.
reverse
1. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku)# GAN2 1(u)# 2(disz)#-ta
 en: 5 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
2. sze-numun-bi 6(asz)# 3(barig)# 2(ban2) gur
 en: their seed grain: 6 gur 3 barig 2 ban2,
  calculation: (5 10/18) × 12 × 30 = 2000s = 6;3,2 (exact)
3. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 5 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3,
  calculation: 2000s × 5/6 = 1666.67s = 5;2,4,6 2/3 (exact)
4. a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: field of Apisal.
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur ugu2 i7-pa-e3 ba-a-gar
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 barley, set to the debit section of of Ipa’e(’s account).
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6. szunigin 5(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sze gur
 en: Together: 51 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 15 shekels barley
7. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out,
8. la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 sze gur
 en: deficit: 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 5 shekels barley,
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9. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
 en: account of the seed grain and fodder
10. ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4#
 en: of Urmes, the oxen manager;
11. a de2-a
 en: water poured;
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12. mu si-ma-[num2{ki}] ba#-[hul]
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

#new_text=P102305 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 3(asz) 3(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 sza3-gal szaggal[food] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 amar amar[calf] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 14 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 ka-guru7-ta Kaguru[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 16 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 duh duh[bran] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 20 sze-bi sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 21 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 22 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 usz-mu-ta Uszmu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 24 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 26 4(asz) 4(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 27 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 29 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 sza3-bi-ta szag[heart] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 32 1(bur3) 1(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 2(esze3) 2(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 1(iku) 1(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 37 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 38 1(bur3) 1(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 42 1(disz)-ta 1(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 43 1(bur'u) 1(bur'u)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 44 3(bur3) 3(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 2(esze3) 2(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 1/2(iku) 1/2(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 48 1/4(iku) 1/4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 1(u)-ta 1(u)[ten] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 51 3(bur3) 3(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 52 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 54 la2 la[hang] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 55 1(disz@t)-ta 1(disz@t)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 56 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 57 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 58 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 60 1/2(disz) 1/2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 61 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 62 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 63 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 64 5/6(disz)-bi 5/6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 65 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 66 6(asz) 6(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 67 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 68 4(ban2) 4(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 69 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 70 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 71 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 72 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 73 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 74 gu4-e gud[ox] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 75 uru4-a uru[sow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 76 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 77 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 78 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 79 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 80 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 81 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 82 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 83 {gesz}gaba-tab-e pole] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 84 uru4-a uru[sow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 85 a-sza3 aszag[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 86 da-umma{ki} Da'umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 87 5(bur3) 5(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 88 1(esze3) 1(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 89 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 90 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 91 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 92 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 93 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 94 6(asz) 6(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 95 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 96 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 97 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 98 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 99 5/6(disz)-bi 5/6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 100 5(asz) 5(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 101 2(barig) 2(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 102 4(ban2) 4(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 103 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 104 2/3(disz) 2/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 105 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 106 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 107 a-sza3 aszag[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 108 a-pi4-sal4{ki} Apisal[1] PROPN FN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 109 1(asz) 1(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 110 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 111 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 112 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 113 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 114 ugu2 ugu[capital] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 115 i7-pa-e3 Ipa'e[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 116 ba-a-gar gar[place] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 117 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 118 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 119 1(asz) 1(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 120 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 121 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 122 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 123 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 124 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 125 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 126 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 127 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 128 zi-ga-am3 zig[expend] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 129 la2-ia3 la'u[arrears] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 130 2(asz) 2(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 131 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 132 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 133 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 134 2/3(disz) 2/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 135 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 136 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 137 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 138 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 139 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 140 nig2-ka9-ak nigSZID[account] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 141 sze-numun szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 142 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 143 ur-mes Urmes[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 144 nu-banda3-gu4 nubandagu[ox_overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Gen _ _ _ _ 145 a a[water] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 146 de2-a de[pour] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 147 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 148 si-ma-num2{ki} Simanum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 149 ba-hul hulu[destroy] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 251 28

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

  • history: AoF 24, p.35-38, p. 36 l. 1-6

    [Gomi1997fodder] Gomi, Tohru. 1997. “A Note on Some Kinds of Fodder for Cattle in the Ur III Period.” Altorientalische Forschungen 24: 35–38.

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  • Museum No.: X.3.139
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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“ASJ 09, 251 28 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102305.
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (No. P102305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102305
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102305 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102305},
}


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