JSS 7, 184 (P112404)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0930

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (building floor plan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

0.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1.a1. 1(u)# 9(disz)# kusz3
 en: 19 cubits;
  kuš₃ = “cubit” (ca. 50cm)
1.a2. 6(disz) kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
1.b1. 9(disz) kusz3
 en: 9 cubits;
1.b2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
1.c1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
1.c2. 6(disz) kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
2.a1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
2.a2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
2.b1. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz3
 en: 12 cubits;
2.b2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
2.c1. 6(disz)# kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
2.c2. <1(u) kusz3>
 en: 10 cubits;
2.d1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
2.d2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
3.a1. 8(disz) kusz3
 en: 8 cubits;
3.a2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.b1. 1(u) 1(disz) kusz3
 en: 11 cubits;
3.b2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.c1. 7(disz) kusz3
 en: 7 cubits;
3.c2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.d1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
3.d2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
4.a. kusz3 iz-zi-ta
 en: cubits per wall;
4.b. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz)# kusz3#
 en: 2 1/2 ninda 2 cubits;
  calculation: 3 + 6 + 2 + 10 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 32k = 2n 8k
  ninda = 12 kuš₃ (ca. 6m)
  disturbed sign before kusz3?
4.c. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3
 en: 3 1/2 ninda 1 cubit;
  calculation: 3 + 19 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 3 // 3 + 5 + 3 + 12 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 3 // 3 + 8 + 2 + 11 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 3 = 43k = 3n 7k
reverse
  blank space

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): 0.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • primary: JSS 7, 184,

    [Donald1962-19770] Donald, Trevor. 1962.

  • history: Heinrich, Ernst & Seidl, Ursula, MDOG 098 (1967) 032 no. 09,

    [sec12369] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: JRL 0930
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-02-02 at 08:43:23 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-10-17 at 11:36:50 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:35 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:25 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:27 CDLI atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Aupperle, Eric; Cripps, Eric L.; Dahl, Jacob L.; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Freedman, Sally M.; Galador, Louis; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Hilgert, Markus; Jones, Jillian; Lafont, Bertrand; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20121017 englund: building plan with measurements based on 3 cubit-thick outer walls and central room niche walls, otherwise 2 cubit-thick inner walls

Cite this Artifact
“JSS 7, 184 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112404.
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (No. P112404). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112404
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112404 (Accessed: September 25, 2023).
@misc{2001JSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2023-09-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JSS 7, 184 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112404},
}


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ID  - P112404
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M1  - 2023/9/25/
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