SACT 2, 263 (P129220)

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 1913.14.0928

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(disz) szah2-gesz-gi
 en: 1 reed thicket pig,
2. sza3-gal-bi 1(disz) sila3-ta?
 en: the fodder 1 sila3 each (day),
3. iti szu-numun-ta u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-la
 en: from month “Sowing,” completed 15th day,
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
 en: to month “Dumuzi,”
2. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
 en: from Ur-Šulpa’e,
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
 en: under seal of the governor,
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: Amar-Suen,
2. nita kal-ga
 en: strong man,
  incorrect lugal kal-ga in edition
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of heaven with its four corners:
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
 en: Ur-Lisi,
2. ensi2
 en: governor
3. umma{ki}
 en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    SACT 2, p.357 shows 2nd line with lugal but transcribes as nita

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: SACT 2, 263

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.0928
  • Accession No.: UIOM 0522

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.06.15, Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-07-03 at 12:32:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-04-17 at 11:33:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:13 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 005907 (composite) (P458617) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SACT 2, 263 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129220.
SACT 2, 263 artifact entry (No. P129220). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129220
SACT 2, 263 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129220 (Accessed: December 6, 2024).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129220},
}


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