ASJ 09, 250 27 (P102303)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.051

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. 6(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 ugur2-tur-sag-du3
 en: 6 bur3 field area: fields of Ugurtur-sagdu;
2. 4(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 usz-[gid2]-da
 en: 4 bur3 field area: field of Long-side;
3. 5(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 GAN2-ansze#
 en: 5 bur3 field area: field of Gana-anše;
4. nig2-gal2#-la kin? x ak
 en: property, ... work done;
5. 8(bur3) GAN2
 en: 8 bur3 field area:
6. a#-sza3# a-gar-sag-du3
 en: field of Agar-sagdu;
7. [...] 2(bur3) GAN2 DISZ
 en: ... 2 bur3 field area: one
8. [a]-sza3 du6-{d}szara2
 en: field of Du-Šara;
reverse
1. 5(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-egir-GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
 en: 5 bur3 field area: field of Weir-field of Lu-Šara;
2. nig2-gal2-la a-de2 gu4-e 6(bur3) GAN2-ta ib2#-dab5
 en: property, flood irrigation with oxen at 6 bur3 field area, seized.
  blank space

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/P102303

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) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.051
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029104

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 250 27

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-15 at 06:52:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-04 at 22:37:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:16 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 250 27 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102303.
ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry (No. P102303). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102303
ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102303 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102303
LB  - CDLI:P102303
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102303
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 250 27 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102303.
ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry (No. P102303). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102303
ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102303 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102303
LB  - CDLI:P102303
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - ASJ 09, 250 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102303
ER  -
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