SET 188 (P129598)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

Museum Number

RC 0931

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] kasz# saga
2. [...] kasz ge6 saga
3. [...] 7(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
4. [...] sila3 kasz# ha-ha-la
5. [...] 5(disz) sila3 <zi3> sig15
6. [...] zi-ga
7. [...] 1(ban2) esza
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
9. [...] 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
10. [... nig2]-ar3#-ra us2
11. [...] kasz# zi3 [sig15]
12. [...] kasz
13. [...] sila3 i3-nun#
14. [...] sila3 ga-ar3 gazi
15. [...] sila3 ga-sze-a
16. [...] sila3 zu2#-lum
17. [...] giri3#-lam zu2-lum-ta
18. [...] ku6# sag-kesz2
19. [...] ab-ba
20. [...]
column 2
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2#
2. 1(disz) sila3 gazi
3. 2(disz) sila3 sze#-lu2
4. 5(disz) sa szum2 gaz
5. 1(u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
6. 2(u) sa lu-ub2{sar}
7. 5(disz) sa sar
8. u4 1(disz)-a-kam
9. 1(u) udu niga
10. iti 1(disz)-a-kam
11. sa2-du11 libir
12. 3(ban2) kasz ge6 imgaga3
13. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
14. [...] 5(disz) sila3 kasz# ge6 saga
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
16. 1(asz) 8(disz) sila3 <zi3> sig15
17. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
18. 1(ban2) ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra us2
19. [...] sila3# kasz zi3 saga
20. 4(asz) [...] kasz ninda
21. [...] sila3 i3-nun#
22. [...] sila3 ga#-ar3# gazi#
23. [...] zu2-lum
24. [x] ku6# sag-kesz2
column 3
1. 1(disz) muszen tur
2. u4 1(disz)-a-[kam]
3. 2(u) udu [...]
4. iti 1(disz)-a-[kam]
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5. sa2-du11-e dah-ha
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6. szunigin 1(gesz2) udu niga
7. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz ge6 imgaga3
8. szunigin 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9. szunigin 1(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 saga
10. szunigin 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
11. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ha-ha-la
12. szunigin [...] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <zi3> sig15
13. szunigin# [...] 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
14. szunigin 1(ban2) esza
15. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
16. szunigin [...] 6(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra us2
17. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 kasz# zi3 sig15
18. szunigin# 1(gesz2)# 1(asz) [4(barig)] 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3# [kasz ninda]
column 4
1. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun#
2. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-[ar3 gazi]
3. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 ga#-sze-[a]
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
5. szunigin 2(disz) giri3#-[lam 5(disz)] sila3 zu2-lum#-ta#
6. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2
7. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gir ab-ba
8. szunigin 2(disz) muszen tur
9. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
10. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 gazi#
11. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
12. szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2 gaz#
13. szunigin 1(u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
14. szunigin 2(u) sa [lu-ub2]{sar}
15. szunigin 5(disz) sa sar#
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16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 1(disz) [...]
18. 3(ban2) kasz ge6# [...]
19. 2(ban2) kasz [...]
20. 2(ban2) kasz ge6 [...]
21. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz# [...]
22. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ha-[ha-la]
23. [...] 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] esza# [...]
2'. 1(ban2) [...] 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
3'. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz ninda
4'. [...] sila3 i3-nun
5'. 2/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gazi
6'. 3(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
7'. 9(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
8'. 2(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum-ta
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9'. sa2-du11 ge6-ba-a
10'. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
11'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 saga
12'. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15
13'. 2(ban2) zi3-gu
14'. 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra us2
15'. 2(disz) sila3 kasz zi3 saga
16'. [x] 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz ninda
17'. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
18'. 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gazi
19'. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
20'. 3(disz) ku6# sag-kesz2
21'. [x] gir# [ab-ba]
column 2
1. 2(disz) muszen tur
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
3. 1(disz) sila3 gazi
4. 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
5. 5(disz) sa szum2 gaz
6. 1(u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
7. 2(u) sa lu-ub2{sar}
8. 5(disz) sa sar
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9. sa2-du11 dingir-ba-ra
10. 2(ban2) kasz saga
11. 4(ban2) kasz ge6 saga
12. 2(ban2) <zi3> sig15
13. [...] 1(asz) 2(ban2) kasz ninda
14. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
15. 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gazi
16. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
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17. sa2-du11 u4-te-na
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18. szunigin 1(gesz2) udu niga
19. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz ge6 imgaga3
20. szunigin 1(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
21. szunigin 1(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 saga
22. szunigin 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
23. szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz ha-ha-la
24. szunigin [...] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <zi3> sig15
25. szunigin# [...] 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
26. szunigin 1(ban2) esza
27. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
28. szunigin [...] 6(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra us2
29. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 kasz# zi3 sig15
30. szunigin# 1(gesz2)# 1(asz) [4(barig)] 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3# [kasz ninda]
31. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun#
32. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-[ar3 gazi]
33. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
34. szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
35. szunigin 2(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum-ta#
36. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2
37. szunigin# 1(u) 3(disz) gir ab-ba
38. szunigin 2(disz) muszen tur
39. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
40. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 gazi#
41. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
42. szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2 gaz#
43. szunigin 1(u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
44. szunigin 2(u) sa [lu-ub2]{sar}
45. szunigin 5(disz) sa sar#
46. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka
47. u4 1(disz)-a-kam
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SET, 188

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

  • history: Fs Sigrist (pp. 71-76), 074-076

    [Heimpel2008FsSigrist] Heimpel, Wolfgang, and Kent G. Hillard. 2008. “Fact and Fiction in YBC 9819 and SET 188 as Source for the Reality Behind the Name of the Year 9 of King Shu-Sin of Ur.” In On the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, 71–76. Journal of Cuneiform Studies - Supplemental Series 1. Boston.

  • collation: ASJ 15, p.193-264, p. 218

    [Carnahan1993collations] Carnahan, John. 1993. “Collations to the Rosicrucian Museum and Stanford University Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 193–264.

  • collation: ASJ 16, p.308-319, p. 310

    [Hillard1994corrections] Hillard, Kent G. 1994. “Corrections and Additions to ‘Collations to the Rosicrucian and Stanford University Texts in SET’ (ASJ 15).” Acta Sumerologica 16: 308–19.

  • collation: ASJ 8, p.309-344, p. 325

    [Jones1986Rosicrucian] Cooper, Marc, and Tom B. Jones. 1986. “The Rosicrucian Museum Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 309–44.

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  • Museum No.: RC 0931
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-31 at 11:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-28 at 12:28:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SET 188 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129598.
SET 188 artifact entry (No. P129598). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129598 (Original work published 2001)
SET 188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129598 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
@misc{2024SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {SET 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129598},
}


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