Hirose 390 (P109861)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo, Japan

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Museum Collection(s)

Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo, Japan

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AOM —

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

30.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3# [kasz]
2. [1(ban2) ninda 2(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
3. 3(disz) sa szum2#
4. szu-i3-li2 gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3# [kasz]
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
7. 3(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. sza3-gal kas4-[e-ne-sze3]
2. giri3# szu-[i3-li2]
3. szunigin# [2(disz) kasz] dida du 2(ban2)-[ta]
4. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) [ninda]
5. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin# 4(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
7. u4 2(disz)-kam
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8. iti szu-numun
9. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3

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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): 30.0 high × 25.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: Hirose, 390

    [Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

    A messenger text as Nos.323-339, 355, 382 above. Shu-ili and the couriers under his authority were provided with various kinds of food.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.06.02
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:45:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34 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
“Hirose 390 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109861.
Hirose 390 artifact entry (No. P109861). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109861
Hirose 390 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109861 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109861},
}


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