SA 054 (P128656)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 67

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

97.0 mm × 55.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) tug2# ba#-tab# duh#-hu-um
2. sza-li-bu-tum
3. 1(disz) {na4}nir3 a2-suh ku3-sig17 [gar?]
4. 2(disz) {na4}gug gid2-da
5. 2(disz) {na4}za-ellag2-gug
6. 4(disz) za-ellag2 ku3-sig17 [x?]
7. egi-zi {d}iszkur
8. {d}inanna
9. 2(disz) SZA-za-ab-tum nagga
10. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) gin2
11. a-gal-zi
12. 1(disz) tu-di-da zabar
13. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2
14. nin-ku3-zu ha-da-ru-um
15. {d}na-na-a
16. 1(disz)# tu-di-da zabar
17. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2
18. {d}alim-mah
  blank space
reverse
1. [mu]-kux(DU) sza3 [...]
  blank space
2. [szunigin 1(u)] tug2 ba-tab duh-[hu-um]
3. [szunigin 1(disz)] {na4}nir3 a2-[suh ku3]-sig17 gar
4. [szunigin] 2(disz)# {na4#}[gug gid2-da]
5. [szunigin] 2(disz)# {na4#}[za-ellag2-gug]
6. [szunigin] 4(disz)# za-[ellag2 ku3-sig17 x?]
7. [{d}]inanna#
8. [szunigin 2(disz)] SZA#-za#-ab#-tum nagga
9. [ki-la2]-bi 5/6(disz) gin2#
10. szunigin [1(disz)] tu-di-da# zabar#
11. ki#-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2#
12. {d#}na-na-[a]
13. szunigin 1(disz) tu-di-da zabar#
14. ki-la2-[bi] 2(disz) gin2
15. {d}alim#-[mah]
  blank space
16. mu-kux(DU) {d}inanna [x?]
17. [iti] nesag
18. [mu en {d}inanna] unu#{ki} [masz-e i3-pa3]

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 × 55.0 wide
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 54

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 103

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Souvay 67
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-17 at 16:00:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:12:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SA 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128656.
SA 054 artifact entry (No. P128656). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128656 (Original work published 2001)
SA 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128656 (Accessed: February 10, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128656},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128656},
}

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