JSOR 12, 38 15 (P112359)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Mercer, S.A.B., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Mercer, S.A.B., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

Mercer — ?

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7 igi e2-duru5 a-sza3 la2-mah gub-ba
3. ugula lugal-x-x
reverse
1. kiszib3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul#
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[li9-si4]
2. ensi2 umma{ki}
3. {d}szara2-[ba-zi-ge]
4. dub-sar [ARAD2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005110.2 (composite) (P534001) S005110.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112359

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Mercer, S.A.B., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number Mercer — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006721

References

  • primary: JSOR 12 (pp. 35-42, 146-150), 38 15

    [Mercer1928JSOR12] Mercer, Samuel A. 1928. “Some Babylonian Contracts/ Some Babylonian Temple Records.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 12: 35–42, 146–50.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-02 at 09:43:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 16:38:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-07-04 at 14:20:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:26 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

“JSOR 12, 38 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112359.
JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry (No. P112359). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112359 (Original work published 2001)
JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112359 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024JSOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112359},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112359
LB  - CDLI:P112359
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112359
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JSOR 12, 38 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112359.
JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry (No. P112359). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112359 (Original work published 2001)
JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112359 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024JSOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112359},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112359
LB  - CDLI:P112359
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - JSOR 12, 38 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112359
ER  -
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