UTI 4, 2883 (P140902)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2883

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
1. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u)
  calculation: (10 × 3 ÷ 3/4) + (10 × 3 × 3 ÷ 4 1/2) = 60; text: 50 (?)
  ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
  d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
  if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
  d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
4. 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
  calculation: 36 × 3 × 3 ÷ 4 1/2 = 72
6. 4(gesz2) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
  calculation: 240 ÷ 10 = 24
8. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)
  calculation: 192 ÷ 6 = 32
10. 2(gesz2) sar al x 5(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
  calculation: 120 ÷ 5 = 24
12. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
13. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) sar-ta
14. a2 gurusz ug3-IL2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
  calculation: 140 ÷ 10 = 14
15. 8(gesz2) 4(u) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)?-na 5(disz) sar-ta
16. a2 ug3-IL2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz)
  calculation: 520 ÷ 5 = 104
17. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)# sar {gesz}dih3 4(disz) sar-ta
18. a2#-bi# u4 4(u) 3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 172 ÷ 4 = 43
reverse
1. 4(gesz2) 6(disz)# sar# [... ] sar-ta
2. a2#-bi# [u4 n-kam]
  calculation: 246 ÷ n = n
3. a2# szu x-x-x
4. [6(gesz2)] sar# al 8(disz) sar-ta
5. [a2] erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz)-kam
  calculation: 360 ÷ 8 = 45
6. 9(gesz2)# sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
  calculation: 540 ÷ 6 = 90
8. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
9. a2 erin2-na#-bi# u4 2(u) 1/2(disz)#-kam
  calculation: 102 1/2 ÷ 5 = 20 1/2
10. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz)# sar# al 4(disz) sar-ta
11. a2# erin2-na-bi# u4 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 269 1/3 ÷ 4 = 67 1/3
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 146 ÷ 3 = 48 2/3
14. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 5(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
  calculation: 766 2/3 ÷ 10 = 76 2/3; text: 53 1/3 (?)
16. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 1(u) sar-ta
17. a2-bi u4 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
  calculation: 465 ÷ 10 = 46 1/2
18. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
19. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
20. a-sza3-ge kin ak
21. ugula i-szar-ru-um
22. kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
23. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a-hu-du10

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 4, 2883

    [Gomi1997UTI4] Gomi, Tohru, and Fatma Yıldız. 1997. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band IV (Nr. 2301-3000). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Um 2883
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-11 at 11:45:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-07-29 at 19:36:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:20:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:44 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 004003 (composite) (P456713) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“UTI 4, 2883 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140902.
UTI 4, 2883 artifact entry (No. P140902). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140902
UTI 4, 2883 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140902 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
@misc{2001UTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 4, 2883 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P140902},
}

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