SET 290 (P129700)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yushodo Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan

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Museum Collection(s)

Yushodo Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan

Museum Number

Yushodo —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
2. 1(u) {kusz}suhub2 e2 dingir-ra e2-ba-an
3. 2(u) 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a
4. suhusz gub-ba e2-ba-an
5. 3(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a
6. ka-ur4 e2-ba-an
7. 3(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a ra-di
8. e2-ba-an
9. 3(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 u2-hab2 e2-ba-an
10. kin ak kal-la-ah
reverse
1. ki puzur4-i3-li2-ta#
2. a-mur-dingir
3. szu ba-ti
4. giri3 an-ne2-ba-ab-du7
5. sza3 nibru{ki}
6. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
7. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
8. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen#
  rest broken

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
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  • primary: SET, 290

    [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: BPOA 10, p. 509-510

    [Paoletti2012BPOA10] Paoletti, Paola. 2012. Der König Und Sein Kreis. Das Staatliche Schatzarchiv Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 10. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • collation: JAC 23 (pp. 65-70), 067

    [Ozaki2008JAC23] Ozaki, Tohru. 2008. “The Texts Formerly Owned by St. Paul Public Library and Published in SET.” Journal of Ancient Civilizations 23: 65–70.

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  • Museum No.: Yushodo —
  • Accession No.: SPLC 16

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.04.18
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-05 at 07:56:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-01-17 at 06:15:13 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-11-08 at 01:59:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:10:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:25 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“SET 290 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129700.
SET 290 artifact entry (No. P129700). (2024, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129700 (Original work published 2001)
SET 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129700 (Accessed: March 25, 2025).
@misc{2024SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {SET 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129700},
}

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