TJA pl.62, IOS 42 (P134135)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Number

IOS 42

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

118.0 mm × 85.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz)# sze gur
2. a2# 6(disz) sila3-ta
3. a2-bi u4 3(gesz2) [2(u)]-kam#
  calculation: 1200 ÷ 6 = 200
  blank space
4. ki ka-guru7-ta
  blank space
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
  calculation: 125 ÷ 5 = 25
8. 3(u) 9(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 39 ÷ 3 = 13
10. 9(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
column 2
1. a2-bi u4# 2(u)# [7(disz)-kam]
  calculation: 540 ÷ 20 = 27
2. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
  calculation: 405 ÷ 15 = 27
4. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. gi kesz2-ra2 u3 sig4 ansze-sze3 nu2-a
6. a-sza3 {d}szara2 gaba ki-ak
7. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
  calculation: 64 ÷ 4 = 16
9. 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
  calculation: 45 ÷ 3 = 15
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar nig2-gul ak 1(u) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 1(u)-kam
  calculation: 100 ÷ 10 = 10
13. a-sza3 sipa-da
14. 5(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 1(u)-kam
  calculation: 50 ÷ 5 = 10
reverse
column 1
1. 5(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
  calculation: 300 ÷ 20 = 15
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)-na zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 130 ÷ 10 = 13
5. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
  calculation: 125 ÷ 10 = 12.5
7. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. gi kesz2-ra2 u3 sig4 ansze-sze3 nu2-a
  blank space
9. a-sza3 muru13
10. a-sza3-ge kin ak
11. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
12. kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 25 + 13 + 27 + 27 + 10 + 16 + 15 + 10 + 10 + 15 + 13 + 12.5 + 13 = 209.5 (text: 206.5)
2. zi-ga-am3
3. diri 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 200 - 206.5 = -6.5
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3-ga
5. ur-am3-ma dumu na-silim
6. mu# si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
left
1. [giri3 lu2]-ur4#-sza3-ga u3 lu2-du10-ga

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 118.0 high × 85.0 wide
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  • primary: TJA, pl. 62 IOS 42

    [Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 47 n. 163 (obv. i 1-3)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: IOS 42
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-10-29 at 17:55:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-10-28 at 07:28:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-02-16 at 17:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:04 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
“TJA Pl.62, IOS 42 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134135.
TJA pl.62, IOS 42 artifact entry (No. P134135). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134135
TJA pl.62, IOS 42 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134135 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
@misc{2001TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TJA pl.62, {IOS} 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134135},
}

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