AnOr 01, 227 (P101218)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 288

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
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1. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# saga# 5(disz)# sila3# ninda# gal#? 5(disz)# gin2# szum2# 3(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sila3 “large bread”, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. a-hu-we#-er#
 en: for Aḫu-Wer;
3. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda gal 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila3 “large bread”, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
4. a-hu-szu-ni
 en: for Aḫušuni;
5. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
6. lugal-a-ni-sa6#
 en: for Lugalanisa;
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
8. {d}nanna#-[...]
 en: for Nanna-...
9. [3(disz)] sila3 2(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 3) sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
10. {d}ba-ba6-i3-sa6
 en: for Baba-isa;
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1. [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2 naga]
 en: [3 sila3] beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. al-la-mu#
 en: for Allamu;
3. szunigin# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin# [7(disz) sila3 ninda gal]
 en: total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 7 sila3 “large bread;”
4. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 kasz du szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) <sila3> ninda
 en: total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 common beer; total: 1 ban2 1 sila3 bread;
5. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 18 shekels oil; total: 12 shekels alkali-plant;
6. iti min3-esz3
 en: month: “mineš,”
7. u4 6(disz)-kam
 en: 6th day,
8. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the great stele for Enlil and Ninlil, erected.”

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AnOr 1, 227

    [Schneider1931AnOr1] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1931. Die Drehem- Und Djoḫa-Urkunden Der Strassburger Universitäts- Und Landesbibliothek. Analecta Orientalia 1. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

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  • Museum No.: BNUS 288
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.07.05
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-16 at 21:02:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AnOr 01, 227 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101218.
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (No. P101218). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101218
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101218 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101218},
}


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