YNER 08, 14 (P112506)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89310

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of merchants: zi-ga-am3, nig2-ka9-ak dam-gar3-ne, ab-ba-gi-na.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(disz) sila3 {u2}ninni8 ku3-bi 6(disz) sze
5. 1(disz) sze-lu2 ku3-bi 8(disz) sze
6. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil ku3-bi sze
7. 8(disz) sila3 szum2-ha-din igi saga
8. ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 naga si-e3 gur
10. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
11. 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) ma-<na> im-babbar2
12. ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2
13. [...] 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A [x]
14. ku3#-bi 3(disz) gin2
15. [x] 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur
reverse
1. [ku3]-bi 1(u) sze
2. [x] 5(disz) ma-na esir2 had2
3. [ku3]-bi# 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze
  blank space
4. 5(szar2) pa muszen
5. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
6. ugu2 ab-ba-gi-na ba-a-gar
7. 2(u) {gesz}da 6(disz) kusz3-ta
8. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
9. 2(u) {gesz}u3-suh5 a-ra ma2 3(u) gur
10. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
11. 1(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 mi-ri2-za ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
12. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
13. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
  blank space
14. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
15. zi-ga-am3
16. nig2-ka9-ak dam-gar3-ne
17. ab-ba-gi-na

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
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 56.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of merchants: zi-ga-am3, nig2-ka9-ak dam-gar3-ne, ab-ba-gi-na.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: YNER 8, 14

    [Snell1982YNER8] Snell, Daniel C. 1982. Ledgers and Prices. Early Mesopotamian Merchant Accounts. Yale Near Eastern Researches 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89310
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:50:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:29 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
“YNER 08, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112506.
YNER 08, 14 artifact entry (No. P112506). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112506 (Original work published 2001)
YNER 08, 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112506 (Accessed: March 31, 2025).
@misc{2024YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112506},
}


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