ASJ 11, 142 app (P102435)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106112

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(u)] 2(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
en: 52 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley,
2. [3(asz)] ziz2 [gur]
en: 3 gur emmer,
3. [1(barig)] 1(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3 [gig]
en: [1 barig] 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat,
4. sze#-numun mur-[gu4]
en: seed grain and fodder,
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal amar#
en: 1 gur 2 barig, fodder of the calves,
6. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur sza3-gal gu4 HI#-[da]
en: 4 gur 3 barig 3 ban2, fodder of the ...-oxen,
7. ki ka-guru7-ta#
en: from the grain depot manager;
8. 4(barig) 1(ban2) duh du sze-bi 5(ban2)
en: 4 barig 1 ban2 regular bran, its barley: 5 ban2,
9. ki usz-mu-ta
en: from Ušmu;
10. 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze ki lugal-nesag-[e]-ta#
en: 4 barig 2 1/2 sila3 barley from Lugal-nesage,
11. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
en: 2 barig 3 ban2 from Lugal-emaḫe,
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki ur-mes-ta
en: 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 from Ur-mes,
13. 2(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ki ku3-ga-ni-ta
en: 2 barig 8 1/3 sila3 from Kugani,
14. 2(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 gur
en: 2 gur 4 ban2 3 sila3 11 2/3 shekels barley from Lugal-nesage,
15. ki ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-si-lu-ta
en: from Ur-gigir, son of Asilu;
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sze gur
en: together: 64 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 9 sila3 1 2/3 shekels barley,
17. szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
en: together: 3 gur emmer;
18. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gig
en: together: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat;
19. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
20. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
en: 1 eše3 2 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
21. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
en: 12 bur3 2 eše3 3/4 iku surface at 10 each,
22. 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta
en: 2 bur3 1/2 iku surface at 9 1/2 each,
23. 9(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
en: 9 bur3 2 iku surface at 9 each,
24. 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u)-ta
en: 2 bur3 3 iku surface, bala field, at 10 each,
reverse
1. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2 gur
en: their seed grain: 23 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 8 1/3 sila3 5 shekels;
2. ziz2-numun-bi 3(asz) gur
en: their seed emmer: 3 gur;
for mur-gu4 to work, this must be halved
3. gig-numun-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
en: their seed wheat: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3;
calculation: ((8/18) × 12 × 30) + ((12 12.75/18) × 10 × 30) + ((2 0.5/18) × 9.5 × 30) + ((9 2/18 × 9) × 30) + ((2 3/18 × 10) × 30) = 7660.4167s = 25;2.4.25/60 = 23;3.5.8 25/60 + 1/2! × 3;0.0 + 0;1.1.2 (exact, when ziz2 is halved)
4. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 21 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 3 2/3 sila3 5/6 shekel;
calculation: 7660.4167s × 5/6 = 6383.68s = 21;1.2.3 40.83/60 (exact)
5. gu4-e uru4-a
en: oxen of (seed) plowing;
6. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta sze-numun-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2)
en: 1 eše3 2 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each, their seed grain: 1 barig 2 ban2;
calculation: 4/18 × 12 × 30 = 80 (exact)
7. {gesz}gaba-tab-e uru4-a
en: gabatab plowing;
8. a-sza3 da-umma{ki}
en: field of Da-Umma;
9. 5(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
en: 5 bur3 2 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
10. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta
en: 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field at 11 1/2 each,
11. sze-numun-bi 1(u) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
en: their seed grain: 10 gur 4 ban2 7 1/5 sila3;
calculation: 5 2/18 × 12 × 30 + 3 9/19 × 11.5 × 30 = 3047.5 = 10;0.4.7 1/2 (exact)
12. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 8 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 5 shekels;
calculation: 3047.5s × 5/6 = 2539.583s = 8;2.1.9 35/60 (exact)
13. a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
en: field of Apisal;
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal amar
en: 1 gur 2 barig fodder of the calves;
15. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
en: together: 65 gur 3 barig 9 sila3 10 5/6 shekels (barley),
16. szunigin# 3(asz)# ziz2 gur
en: together: 3 gur emmer,
17. szunigin# [1(barig) 1(ban2)] 2(disz)# sila3 gig
en: together: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat,
18. [zi]-ga#-am3
en: booked out;
19. [diri 4(barig) 4(ban2)] 5/6(disz)#! sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
en: surplus: 4 barig 4 ban2 5/6 sila3 8 1/3 shekels,
calculation with emendation: 65;3,0,9 10.83/60 - 64;3,2,9 12/60 = 0.4,4,0 58.83/60
20. [nig2-ka9-ak] sze#-numun mur-gu4#
en: account of the seed grain and fodder
21. [i7-pa]-e3# dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)#
en: of Ipa’e, son of Lugal-ušur;
22. [a de2-a]
en: water pouring;
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23. [mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul?]
en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.” (?)

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.03.00.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P102435
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P102435

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)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 106112
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	031515
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.106112
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1913-0416-944

References

primary: ASJ 11, p.113-144, p. 142 app

[Maekawa1989agricultural-6] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1989. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VI).” Acta Sumerologica 11: 113–44.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 12:41:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-08-16 at 22:44:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-08-12 at 13:46:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:20:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-11-28 at 15:06:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:15:20	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 11, 142 App Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102435.

ASJ 11, 142 app artifact entry (No. P102435). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102435 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 11, 142 app artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102435 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 11, 142 App Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102435.

ASJ 11, 142 app artifact entry (No. P102435). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102435 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 11, 142 app artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102435 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102435},
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