JCS 31, 242 16 (P112124)
Tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vassar College Library, Poughkeepsie, Newe York, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Vassar College Library, Poughkeepsie, Newe York, USAMuseum Number
Vassar College 5Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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SumerianMeasurements
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1. [3(u)] 2(disz)# gurusz# du3-a-ku5
en: 32 male laborers, duaku,
de: 32 duaku-Arbeiter,
2. 1/3(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze-ta
en: 1/3 shekel 3 grains each,
de: zu je 1/3 Sekel 3 Gran;
3. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz SIG7-a
en: 15 male laborers, SIGa category,
de: 15 SIGa-Arbeiter,
4. igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze-ta
en: 1/6 (shekel) 3 grains each,
de: zu je 1/6 (Sekel) 3 Gran;
5. ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 1(disz) sze
en: its silver: 13 5/6 shekels, 21 grains;
de: das dazugehörige Silber(äquivalent): 13 5/6 Sekel 21 Gran;
calculation: (32 × 63) + (15 × 33) = 13 171/180
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6. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
de: davon:
7. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: 10 shekels silver,
de: 10 Sekel Silber
8. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery;
de: abgeliefert;
9. 3(disz) gin2 ku3 sa10-am3 uruda su4-um ugu2-a nig2-ka9-bi nu-um-SZID
en: 3 shekels silver, exchange for red copper, of the debit its account not counted (?);
de: 3 Sekel Tauschsilber für s-Kupfer, dessen Solleintragung wurde nicht gerechnet(?);
10. kiszib3 gu-du-du
en: under seal of Gududu;
de: –gesiegelte Tafel des Gududu–
11. igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3 mun-gazi
en: 1/6 (shekel) 3 grains silver for salt-sumac,
de: 1/6 (Sekel) 3 Gran Silber, “Salz-Gewürz”,
12. e2-kas4-sze3
en: for the courrier house,
de: für das Botenhaus;
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erasure
1. zi-ga-am3
en: booked out;
de: abgebucht;
2. la2-ia3 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
en: the deficit: 2/3 shekel 18 grains silver,
de: Fehlbetrag: 2/3 Sekel 18 Gran Silber,
calculation: 13 171/180 sze - (10 + 3 + 33/180) = 138/180
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3. kiszib3-bi nu-ub-dab?
en: its seal not seized;
de: die dazugehörige gesiegelte Tafel nicht erfasst;
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4. nig2-ka9-ak mun-gazi
en: account of salt-sumac
de: Abrechnung über “Salz-Gewürz”
5. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
en: in Apisal,
de: in Apisal,
6. giri3 lu2-{d}ha#-ia3
en: via Lu-Haya;
de: zuständig: Lu-Ḫaja;
7. mu# {d}i-bi2-[{d}]suen# lugal
en: year: “Ibbi-Suen (is) king.”
de: Jahr: “Ibbi-Sin (ist) König.”
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- This text is a school text.
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: JCS 31 (pp. 232- 246), 242 16
[Foster1979JCS31] Foster, Benjamin R. 1979. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 31 (4): 232–46. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359753.
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history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 144-145
[Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.
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citation: JNES 32 (pp. 70-98), 85
[Gelb1973JNES32] Gelb, Ignace J. 1973. “Prisoners of War in Early Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 32: 70–98. https://doi.org/10.1086/372223.
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citation: Steinkeller, Piotr, in Rollinger, R. und Ulf, C., eds., Commerce and Monetary Systems in theAncient World, Melammu Symposia 5 (Stuttgart 2004) 097 n. 16, 098 n. 20
[sec12255] N.d.
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citation: SAOC 46 (pp. 19-42), 026
[Steinkeller1987SAOC46] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1987. “The Administrative and Economic Organization of the Ur III State: The Core and the Periphery.” In The Organization of Power: Aspects of Bureaucracy in the Ancient Near East, edited by McGuire Gibson and Robert D. Biggs, 46:19–42. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilizations. Chicago.
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- Museum No.: Vassar College 5
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
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2024-10-29 at 19:55:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2024-06-19 at 18:48:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2024-06-16 at 13:48:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-06-12 at 09:52:39 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-03-13 at 12:43:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2012-05-19 at 19:07:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-10-24 at 08:48:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 13:34:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-05-02 at 14:15:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 10:09:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2006-10-12 at 12:19:22 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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