ASJ 14, 100 2 (P102523)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Berlin 063

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

113.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-du10-ga
 en: Lu-duga,
2. lugal-ku3-ga-ni
 en: Lugal-kugani,
3. lu2-giri17-zal
 en: Lu-girizal,
4. 2(disz) bi2-bi2-a
 en: 2 Bibia,
5. szesz-pa3-da
 en: Šešpada,
6. i3-kal-la
 en: Ikalla,
7. 2(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
 en: 2 Lugal-gigire,
8. x-dar
 en: X-dar,
9. 2(disz) dumu ur-{d}isztaran
 en: 2 sons of Ur-Ištaran,
10. lugal-iti-da
 en: Lugal-itida,
11. 1(u) 3(disz)
 en: 13,
12. e2 {d}szara2
 en: house of Šara.
13. lugal-szu-nir-re
 en: Lugal-šunirre,
14. lu2-{d}suen
 en: Lu-Suen,
15. ma-an-zi-zi
 en: Manzizi,
16. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
 en: hosue of Ninura.
17. szesz-kal-la
 en: Šeškalla,
18. lugal-he2-gal2
 en: Lugal-hegal,
19. e2-mah
 en: Great-house.
reverse
1. dingir-ra-am3
 en: Dingiram,
2. 2(disz) dumu# ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: 2 sons of Ur-gigir,
3. e2 {d}szul-gi-ra
 en: hosue of Šulgi.
4. lu2-{d}szara2
 en: Lu-Šara,
5. gi-gi-ga
 en: Gigiga,
6. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: hosue of Amar-Suen.
7. x-[x-x?]-nun
 en: x-x-nun,
8. ur#-[...]
 en: Ur-...,
9. e2 {d}szu-[{d}]suen#
 en: house of Šu-Suen.
10. na-ba-sa6
 en: Nabasa,
11. e2-kas4 an-za-gar3
 en: waystation of the tower,
12. a-du-du
 en: Adudu,
13. e2-kas4 umma{ki}
 en: waystation of Umma.
  blank space
14. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) szu-ku6
 en: Together: 27 fisheries workers,
15. szu-ku6 sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne-sze3
 en: fisheries workers for the regular offerings of the gods.

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/P102523

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 113.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Berlin 063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034762

References

  • primary: ASJ 14, p.77-102, p. 100 2

    [Englund1992sundries] Englund, Robert K. 1992. “Ur III Sundries.” Acta Sumerologica 14: 77–102.

    unbaked tablet from Umma, inventory of fishery workers supplying named temples and state agencies

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 166, fig. 17m

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-29 at 16:06:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:22 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 14, 100 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102523.
ASJ 14, 100 2 artifact entry (No. P102523). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102523 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 100 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102523 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102523},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 14, 100 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102523.
ASJ 14, 100 2 artifact entry (No. P102523). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102523 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 100 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102523 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ASJ 14, 100 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102523},
}


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