JAOS 090, 268 (P111807)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04179

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
  1 line erased
3. mu en {d}nanna
4. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
7. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
8. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
9. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bum2{ki}
10. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
11. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
12. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
13. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
14. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
15. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
16. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
17. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
18. [...] 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
19. [...] 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
20. [sze-bi] u4#-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
21. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
22. [mu us2]-sa# ki-masz{ki}
23. [...] gur
24. [...] x [...] du#
column 2
1. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
2. 8(asz) 1(ban2)# [...] gur#
3. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
4. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
6. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
9. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
10. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki}
12. mu-kux(DU)
13. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
14. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
15. sila3 sze-bi mu-<kux(DU)>
  erasure
16. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2
17. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
18. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
19. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
20. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
21. mu en-mah-gal# [...]
22. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
23. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
24. 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
25. mu en-unu6-gal
26. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur#
27. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam#
reverse
column 1
1. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri#
2. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul#
5. 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi mu-kux(DU) mu en {d}nanna-ta mu en-mah-gal-sze3
6. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sila3 sze gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 8(asz) gur mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
9. 8(asz) gur mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um{ki}
10. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
12. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu ki-masz{ki}
14. 9(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
16. 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta
18. mu en-mah-gal-sze3
19. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur
20. mu gu-za ba-dim2
21. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur
22. mu en-unu6-gal u3 mu sza-asz-ru{ki}
23. kiszib3#? lu2-{d}nin-szubur
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. zi-ga-am3
3. diri 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
  (blank space/erased: 5.1.0 90)
4. nig2-ka9-ak sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
5. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3-ta
7. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul-sze3
  (blank space/draft)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JAOS 090, 268

    [DeJongEllis1970JAOS90] DeJong Ellis, Maria. 1970. “A Note on the ‘Chariot’s Crescent.’” Journal of the American Oriental Society 90: 266–69.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 04179
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.00.00, Šulgi.44.00.00, Šulgi.44.13.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.45.00.00, Šulgi.46.00.00, Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.12.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.13.00 (intercalated) (us2 year), Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00, Amar-Suen.02.01.00, Amar-Sue
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-22 at 09:27:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:14 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
“JAOS 090, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111807.
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (No. P111807). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111807 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111807 (Accessed: April 1, 2025).
@misc{2023JAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111807},
}


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