CDLB 2017/001 7 (P208749)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 106079Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (1913 4-16 911 4 col.. seal: Nimgir-an-ne2. dub-sar dumu Inim-d.[ ] mu a-ra2 2-kam Åa-aå-ru-um§. Work in fieldub-sar)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
column 1
1. 2(bur3)# 1(iku)# 1/2(iku)# GAN2# gesz-ur3#-[ra] a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta]
en: 2 bur3 1 iku 1/2 iku field area harrowing, 1 time, at 4 1/2 iku (a day),
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)
en: its troops’ labor: 25 days;
calculation: 37.5 ÷ 4.5 × 1 × 3 = 25
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.
3. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
en: 3/4 iku field area of tug-sag work at 1/4 iku (a day),
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(disz)
en: its troops’ labor: 3 days;
calculation: 0.75 ÷ 0.25 = 3
5. iti# dal
en: month: “Flight;”
6. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-[ur3]-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-[ta]
en: 1 bur'u 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area harrowing, 2 times, at 1 eše3 (a day),
7. a2# erin2#-na#-bi# u4# 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz)
en: its troops’ labor: 207 days;
calculation: 207 ÷ 6 × 2 × 3 = 207
8. 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3#-ra# a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
en: 3 bur3 2 1/2 iku harrowing, 3 times, at 1 eše3 field area (a day),
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz)
en: its troops’ labor: 84 2/3 days;
calculation: 56.5 ÷ 6 × 3 × 3 = 84.75
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10. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
en: labor of harrowing;
11. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-[ta]
en: 1173 sar of hoeing, at 6 sar (a day),
12. a2#-bi u4 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
en: its labor: 195 1/2 days;
13. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(u) sar-ta
en: 765 sar of hoeing, at 30 sar (a day);
14. a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
en: its labor: 25 1/2 days;
15. 3(gesz'u) 2(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2? 2(u) sar-ta
en: 1820 sar acacia cut at 20 sar (a day),
column 2
1. [a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)]
en: its labor: 91 days;
2. 1(gesz'u) [... sar-ta]
en: 600+ at n sar (a day),
3. a2-[bi u4 ...]
en: its labor: n days;
4. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) [... sar-ta]
en: 1060+ at n sar (a day),
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
en: its labor: 80+ days;
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) sar-ta
en: 270 sar: acacia at 10 sar (a day);
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz)
en: its labor: 27 days;
8. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 x 7(disz) sar-ta
en: 63 sar acacia at 7 sar (a day);
9. a2-bi u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)
en: its labor: 9 days.
10. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
en: 742 1/2 sar of hoeing at 15 sar (a day),
11. a2-bi u4 4(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)
en: its labor: 49 1/2 days;
12. 2(u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
en: 20 sar of pickaxing at 10 sar (a day),
13. a2-bi u4 2(disz)
en: its labor: 2 days;
14. 7(gesz2) 7(disz) sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
en: 427 sar of hoeing at 7 sar (a day),
15. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(disz)
en: its labor: 61 days;
16. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar al 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
en: 628 1/3 sar at 6 1/2 sar (a day),
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column 1
1. [a2]-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
en: its labor: 96 2/3 days;
2. 3(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) 1/2(disz) [sar-ta]
en: 38 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 1/2 sar (a day),
3. a2-bi u4 7(disz)
en: its labor: 7 days;
4. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar#-[ta]
en: 292 1/2 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
5. a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
en: its labor: 58 1/2 days;
6. 8(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
en: 8 sar of hoeing at 4 sar (a day),
7. a2-bi u4 2(disz)
en: its labor: 2 days;
8. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
en: work of hirelings at 6 sila3 (a day);
9. 2(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
en: 25 sar of hoeing at 5 sar (a day),
10. a2-bi u4 5(disz)
en: its labor: 5 days;
11. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar [al ...] 2(u) sar-ta
en: 200 sar of hoeing at 20 sar (a day),
12. a2-bi u4 1(u)
en: its labor: 10 days;
13. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
en: labor of oxen drivers;
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seal impression
column 2
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seal impression
1. a-sza3-ge kin-ak
en: field work to be done
2. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
en: (in the) field of Kamari;
3. ugula ba-sa6
en: foreman: Basa;
4. kiszib3 nimgir-an-ne2
en: under seal of Nimgir-ane.
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seal impression
6. mu# a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-[asz-ru]-um{ki} ba-hul
en: Year: Šašrum was destroyed for the 2nd time.
seal 1
1. nimgir-an-ne2
en: Nimgir-ane,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu inim-{d}szara2
en: son of Inim-Šara.
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (1913 4-16 911 4 col.. seal: Nimgir-an-ne2. dub-sar dumu Inim-d.[ ] mu a-ra2 2-kam Åa-aå-ru-um§. Work in fieldub-sar)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CDLB 2017/1, 7
[Alivernini2017CDLB] Alivernini, Sergio. 2017. “Nine Unpublished Texts in the Collection of the British Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2017.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 106079
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0911
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2024-06-09 at 08:19:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2017-07-11 at 11:44:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-06-23 at 11:31:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-06-21 at 16:37:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2017-06-20 at 21:08:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Alivernini, Sergio | CDLI | approved | ||
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (058001)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-911)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 003957.3 (composite) (P533824) | - | - |