SACT 2, 002 (P128959)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.0660

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
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kun-zi-da dub-la2-{d}utu
3. u3 bar-la2 {gesz}kiri6 a-ab-ba-ka
4. ka e2-szah2-da sahar si-ga
5. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. e a-e gu7-a kun i7-da-ka sahar si-ga
7. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. en-du8-du-ta ga2-[nun] kar-sze3 gi ga6-[ga2]
9. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. ka#-ma-sal4-ta gagia#-mah? {d}[nin]-tu-ma-sze3 gi ga6-ga2
11. [...] 6(disz) gurusz [u4] 1(disz)-sze3 tu-ra
12. [x] x [...] u4# 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. [x] gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
2. a-sza3 ur-gu-ta i7 sal4-la{ki}-sze3 {u2}har-an ga6-ga2
3. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. en-du8-du-ta dub-la2-{d}utu-sze3 u2 ga6-ga2
5. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. tir ur-ab-ba {u2}gug4 bu3-ra
7. 1(u) 5(disz) [gurusz] tu-ra
8. ugula ab-ba-saga
9. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
10. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-[ga]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu# [lugal-nesag-e ?]

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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
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  • Seal information:

    seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: SACT 2, 2

    [Kang1973SACT2] Kang, Shin T. 1973. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Umma Archive. Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois. Vol. 2. Urbana, Chicago, London: University of Illinois Press.

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 317

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.0660
  • Accession No.: UIOM 0254

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-12-12 at 10:05:51 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-12-10 at 16:25:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002818 (composite) (P455528) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.03.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“SACT 2, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128959.
SACT 2, 002 artifact entry (No. P128959). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128959 (Original work published 2001)
SACT 2, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128959 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {SACT 2, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128959},
}


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