SAT 2, 0884 (P144084)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 03666

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-na-na
2. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz kur-ni-tum
3. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz nu-ba-an
4. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-na
5. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz bi2-zu
6. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz igi-ba-na-am3-zi
7. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz i3-li2-a-su
8. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-ne2-tum
9. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz um-mi
10. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga?-ra-du
11. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz am3-ma-a
12. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-na-na 2(disz@t)-kam
13. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-la-bi
14. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz am3-ma
15. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-gu-ba-an-ku
16. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-la-gir
17. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga?-ra-du 2(disz@t)-kam
18. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-ma-at
19. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz nu-ba-an 2(disz@t)-kam
20. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gi-zu-da
21. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz il6-la-zu
22. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz lu2-iri-ne-tum?
23. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz tab-sza-hi
24. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz hu-lu-ur2
25. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz a-bi2-[ba]
column 2
1. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz tab-ba-u3
2. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga?-bi-na-gu
3. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ar-da-szi-in-gi4
4. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-tu
5. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz asz-du-ra
6. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz pu-us2
7. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz a-ga
8. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-sza-ru-ut?
9. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz la-al-la
10. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-na 2(disz@t)-kam
11. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz a-ba-ni-a
12. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-ne2
13. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz za-ak-ni-tum
14. sag-dub-ba-me?
15. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz an-dur2-re
16. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz e-bi?-na
17. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz i3-li2-esz18-dar
18. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz ga-na-na
19. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz ba-ra-an-ka-gal?
reverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz bi-[il8-zum]
2. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz il8-zi-[ma]
3. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz er3?-gu-ka-ka?
4. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz a-hu-sze-ni
5. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz er3?-eb-ri2-pa2-tal?
column 2
1. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz@t)? geme2 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz-ta
2. szunigin 8(disz) dumu-munus 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz-ta
3. szunigin 2(disz) dumu-nita2? 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz-ta
4. zi3-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
5. kasz-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
6. sze-ba nam-ra-ak
7. iti dal
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P144084

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 03666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 049067
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-017731
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.3666

References

  • primary: SAT 2, 884

    [Sigrist2000SAT2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2000. Texts from the Yale Babylonian Collections. Part 1. Sumerian Archival Texts 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Rations of flour and beer for Geme2 and young workers

  • history: JNES 32 (pp. 70-98), 74

    [Gelb1973JNES32] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1973. “Prisoners of War in Early Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 32: 70–98. https://doi.org/10.1086/372223.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-16 at 10:12:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-10-28 at 16:07:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-16 at 13:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-05 at 09:57:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-14 at 13:20:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-14 at 13:02:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:56:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:27:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:14:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 2, 0884 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P144084.
SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry (No. P144084). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144084 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144084 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144084},
}


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TI  - SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“SAT 2, 0884 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P144084.
SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry (No. P144084). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144084 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144084 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144084},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/28/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P144084
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SAT 2, 0884 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144084
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