JCS 28, 179 (P112023)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), 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 A—

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) zi3-gu 1(u) 3(disz) zi3
2. ti-isz-a-tal lu2 ni-nu-a{ki}
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) [...] lu2 us2-sa-ni x zi3-ta
4. [{kusz}]a#-ga2#-la2# kesz2-ra2
5. [ki] ensi2# asz2-nun{ki#?}-ta#?
reverse
1. [ba]-zi
2. kiszib3# ba-ba-ti
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}szu]-{d}suen
2. [nita] kal-ga
3. [lugal] uri5#[{ki}]-ma
4. [lugal] an# ub-[da] limmu2-ba-ke4
5. ba-ba-ti
6. sza13-dub-ba
7. sza3-tam lugal
8. szagina
9. masz-kan2-szar-ru-um{ki}-ma
10. ensi2#
column 2
1. a-wa#-al#[{ki}]
2. x-[...]
3. ku3-[...]
4. ma-da# [...]
5. [...]
6. {d}be-[la-at-suh-ner]
7. u3 [{d}be-la-at]-te-ra-ba-an#
8. szesz a-bi2-si2-im-ti#
9. ama ki-ag2-ga2-na
10. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
11. in-na-[ba]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.04.32, ex. 3

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 165, p. 167 5

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • history: Reichel diss., 333 Seal legend 146

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • history: JCS 28 (pp. 173-182), 179

    [Whiting1976JCS28] Whiting, Robert M. 1976. “Tiš-Atal of Nineveh and Babati, Uncle of Šu-Sin.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (3): 173–82. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359762.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A—
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Ur III
  • Excavation No: TA 1931 T0615
  • Findspot Square: L32:3 (lower)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.10.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 13:57:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-02 at 09:38:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-24 at 10:20:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-24 at 10:16:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:21 CDLI Atf CDLI 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 000542 (composite) (P429950) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 28, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112023.
JCS 28, 179 artifact entry (No. P112023). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112023 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 28, 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112023 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {JCS 28, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112023},
}


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TI  - JCS 28, 179 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 28, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112023.
JCS 28, 179 artifact entry (No. P112023). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112023 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 28, 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112023 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {JCS 28, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112023},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112023
LB  - CDLI:P112023
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - JCS 28, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112023
ER  -
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