AnOr 01, 229 (P101220)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 051

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
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz [saga] 3(disz)# sila3 ninda
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila3 bread,
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundle onions,
4. a2-{d}[...] x
 en: for A-...
5. 1(ban2) [kasz 2(ban2) ninda ...]
 en: 1 ban2 beer 2 ban2 bread...
6. x-[...]
 en: ...
reverse
1. giri3# [...]
 en: via ...
2. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) kasz
 en: total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 ban2 beer;
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 2(disz) gin2 i3
 en: total: 2 ban2 3 sila3 bread; total: 2 shekels oil;
4. szunigin 2(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: total: 2 shekels alkali-plant; total: 1 bundle onions;
5. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: 16th day,
  some text moved to next line
6. iti {d}li9-si4
 en: month: “Lisi,”
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 mu-na-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the great stele for Enlil erected.”

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/P101220

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) Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Museum Number BNUS 051
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007797

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 229

    [Schneider1931AnOr1] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1931. Die Drehem- Und Djoḫa-Urkunden Der Strassburger Universitäts- Und Landesbibliothek. Analecta Orientalia 1. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-16 at 21:02:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 229 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101220.
AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry (No. P101220). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101220
AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101220 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101220},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101220
LB  - CDLI:P101220
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101220
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 229 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101220.
AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry (No. P101220). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101220
AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101220 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101220},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101220
LB  - CDLI:P101220
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 229 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101220
ER  -
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