Georgica 5.12 (P109437)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A05948

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

36.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
3. [...]-x {d}nin-ur4-ra
4. [...] usz#-mu
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
  illegible

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 40.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: Georgica, 5.12

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A05948
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-27 at 09:17:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-08-29 at 09:58:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005503.8 (composite) (P534095) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Georgica 5.12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109437.
Georgica 5.12 artifact entry (No. P109437). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109437 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 5.12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109437 (Accessed: July 24, 2025).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 5.12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109437},
}


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