ASJ 19, 163 60 (P102687)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Museum Number

NHMU 1783

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-gu-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. [x gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [...]-hi-li
7. [x] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 3(disz) ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 5(disz) gin2 i3 [x] gin2 naga
9. i3-li2-mu
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
left
1. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. gi-na
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ni?-la-ga
7. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) sila3 szum2
9. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
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11. iti min-esz3
12. mu us2-sa szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 30.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: ASJ 19, p.147-228, p. 163 60

    [Owen1997Utah] Owen, David I. 1997. “Neo-Sumerian Texts in the University of Utah, Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City.” Acta Sumerologica 19: 147–228.

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  • Museum No.: NHMU 1783
  • Accession No.: NHMU.A.2014.155

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.07.12 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-15 at 12:05:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 19, 163 60 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102687.
ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry (No. P102687). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102687
ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102687 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102687},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102687
LB  - CDLI:P102687
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102687
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 19, 163 60 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102687.
ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry (No. P102687). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102687
ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102687 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102687},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102687
LB  - CDLI:P102687
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - ASJ 19, 163 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102687
ER  -
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