AUCT 2, 138 (P103956)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3158

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. egir buru14-sze3
 en: After the harvest,
 fr: Après la moisson,
 dk: Efter høsten,
2. la2-ia3 i3
 en: the oil deficit
 fr: le déficit d’huile
 dk: underskudet af olie,
3. a-hi-t,a-be2
 en: Aḫi-ṭāb
 fr: Aḫī-ṭāb
 dk: Aḫī-ṭāb
4. ga-ab-su bi2-in-du11
 en: declared, “I will replace it!”
 fr: a déclaré: “Je le rendrai!”
 dk: sagde: “Jeg vil tilbagebetale det!”
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: He swore by the royal name;
 fr: Il a juré par le nom royal;
 dk: Han svœrgede på kongens navn:
reverse
1. tukum-bi nu-un-su
 en: If he has not replaced it,
 fr: s’il ne l’a pas rendu,
 dk: hvis han ikke tilbagebetaler det,
2. szer7-da-am3
 en: it is a capital crime;
 fr: ce sera un crime capital;
 dk: det er lig en dødstraf.
3. 1(disz) inim-{d}inanna-sze3
 en: one Inim-Inanna-še,
 fr: un: Inim-Inanna-še,
 dk: En: Inim-Inanna-še,
4. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
 en: one Lugal-itida,
 fr: un: Lugal-itida,
 dk: en: Lugal-itida,
5. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
 en: one Lu-gina,
 fr: un: Lu-gina,
 dk: en: Lu-gina,
6. 1(disz) ur-sa6-ga
 en: one Ur-saga,
 fr: un: Ur-saga,
 dk: en: Ur-saga,
7. 1(disz) ur-ku3-nun-na
 en: one Ur-kununa,
 fr: un: Ur-kununa,
 dk: en: Ur-kununa,
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
 en: are the witnesses;
 fr: sont les témoins;
 dk: de er vidnerne;
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
 fr: mois: “Fauche,”
 dk: måned: “Høs,”
10. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Urbilum was destroyed.”
 fr: année: “Urbilum a été détruite.”
 dk: år: “Urbilum blev ødelagt.”

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P103956

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.3158
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029496

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-04-08 at 10:38:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:32:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-29 at 07:34:45 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-20 at 04:56:23 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-17 at 01:11:57 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-13 at 13:05:46 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:22:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:05 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

“AUCT 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103956.
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P103956). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103956
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103956 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P103956
LB  - CDLI:P103956
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103956
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103956.
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P103956). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103956
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103956 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P103956
LB  - CDLI:P103956
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103956
ER  -
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