Syracuse 452 (P131003)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

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Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Museum Number

SUL 489

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
column 1
1. [...] lugal#
2. [x] i3-dub [...] guru7-kam
3. [x] guru7 6(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. [...] ziz2 gur
6. [...] gig gur
7. gig-bi i3-gesz
8. [...] 8(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze
9. sze GAN2-gu4-kam
10. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
  blank space
11. sze apin-la2 a-sza3
12. sze gibil szunigin 3(barig)
13. x-sa6-ga
  blank space
14. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
15. i3-dub-am3
16. szunigin 8(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
17. [...]
column 2
1. 3(u) 3(asz) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
2. 3(asz) dug i3-gesz
3. 2(u) 4(asz) sze-gesz-i3 gur
4. 4(asz) gu2 i3-nun
5. 8(gesz2) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki
6. 1(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi
7. ki-la2-bi
8. 2(u) la2 3(disz) {uruda}udu-gaz#
9. ki-la2-bi
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}szu?-masz?
11. ki-la2-bi
12. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) {uruda}gur10
13. ki-la2-bi
14. 4(u) 4(disz) {uruda}<ha>-bu3-da
15. ki-la2-bi
16. 2(disz) {uruda}szu2 {gesz}erin2
17. ki-la2-bi
18. 2(disz) {uruda}szen-szum
19. ki-la2-bi
20. 2(disz) {uruda}e2-dim
  blank space
21. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) zu2-lum gur
22. [...]-bi# 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
23. [...] ki#? sila3#? gal [...]
column 3
1. 1(u) 2(disz) ma2 hi-a
2. 7(disz) ma2 sumun
3. x
4. nig2 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka-sze3 gul?
5. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
6. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 1(disz) ud5 masz2 hi-a
7. gub-ba ki sipa-e-ne
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
9. gub-ba ki unu3-e-ne
10. 1(u) 3(disz) giri3 [...]-a
11. gub-ba ki udu-[udu ansze]
12. giri3 e2-gibil4
13. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gu4 ansze gazi
  blank space
14. gub-ba ki gazi-e#-ne
  blank space
15. nig2 szu-szum2-ma
16. ur-sa6-ga
17. 1(gesz2) 4(u) [x] 5(ban2)? sze [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. sze [...]
4. [...]
5. szunigin 2(gesz'u) [x] 5(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3# [x]-x gur
6. [...]
7. [...] 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 [(x)] gur
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. engar x gesz-gi
11. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki
  blank space
12. mu-kux(DU) KA-x-KA
13. ki sipa-e-ne-ta
  blank space
14. mu 2(disz)-kam
15. 4(asz) gu2 siki
16. ki lugal-ezem sipa-ta?
17. ur-nigar{gar}-ke4? ib2-gi-ne2
column 2
  blank space
1. 4(disz) udu-nita2
2. udu a-szesz
3. 1(gesz2) udu hi-a
4. [x]
5. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta gu2-ra
6. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu udu niga
7. ki sipa-e-ne-ta
8. 9(disz) udu [x]
9. 2(u) ziz2 [gur]
10. 3(asz) gu2-gal gur
11. 2(asz) gu2-tur-tur gur
12. 1(asz) sze tir gur
13. ki a-hu-a-ta
14. 3(u) 6(disz) <sila3> sze-gesz-i3 gur
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. [... x-{d}]nin-ur4-ra

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: TENUS, 452

    [Sigrist1983TENUS] Sigrist, Marcel. 1983. Textes Économiques Néo-Sumériens de l’Université de Syracuse. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: SUL 489
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-09-05 at 16:48:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-02-06 at 08:46:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:03:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:50:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:55 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
“Syracuse 452 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131003.
Syracuse 452 artifact entry (No. P131003). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131003
Syracuse 452 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131003 (Accessed: May 5, 2024).
@misc{2001Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Syracuse 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P131003},
}


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M1  - 2024/5/5/
TI  - Syracuse 452 artifact entry
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