JSS 7, 184 (P112404)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0930

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (building floor plan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

0.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1.a1. 1(u)# 9(disz)# kusz3
 en: 19 cubits;
  kuš₃ = “cubit” (ca. 50cm)
1.a2. 6(disz) kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
1.b1. 9(disz) kusz3
 en: 9 cubits;
1.b2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
1.c1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
1.c2. 6(disz) kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
2.a1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
2.a2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
2.b1. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz3
 en: 12 cubits;
2.b2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
2.c1. 6(disz)# kusz3
 en: 6 cubits;
2.c2. <1(u) kusz3>
 en: 10 cubits;
2.d1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
2.d2. 1(u) kusz3
 en: 10 cubits;
3.a1. 8(disz) kusz3
 en: 8 cubits;
3.a2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.b1. 1(u) 1(disz) kusz3
 en: 11 cubits;
3.b2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.c1. 7(disz) kusz3
 en: 7 cubits;
3.c2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
3.d1. 5(disz) kusz3
 en: 5 cubits;
3.d2. <6(disz) kusz3>
 en: 6 cubits;
4.a. kusz3 iz-zi-ta
 en: cubits per wall;
4.b. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz)# kusz3#
 en: 2 1/2 ninda 2 cubits;
  calculation: 3 + 6 + 2 + 10 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 32k = 2n 8k
  ninda = 12 kuš₃ (ca. 6m)
  disturbed sign before kusz3?
4.c. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3
 en: 3 1/2 ninda 1 cubit;
  calculation: 3 + 19 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 3 // 3 + 5 + 3 + 12 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 3 // 3 + 8 + 2 + 11 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 3 = 43k = 3n 7k
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (building floor plan)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20121017 englund: building plan with measurements based on 3 cubit-thick outer walls and central room niche walls, otherwise 2 cubit-thick inner walls

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112404

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 0.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0930
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014259

References

  • primary: JSS 7, 184

    [Donald1962JSS7] Donald, Trevor. 1962. “A Sumerian Plan in the John Rylands Library.” Journal of Semitic Studies 7 (2): 184–90.

  • history: MDOG 98 (pp. 24 - 45), 032 no. 09

    [Heinrich1967MDOG98] Heinrich, Ernst, and Ursula Seidl. 1967. “Grundrisszeichnungen Aus Den Alten Orient.” Mitteilungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft Zu Berlin, no. 98: 24–45.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-29 at 15:15:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-29 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-02-02 at 08:43:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-17 at 11:36:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:27 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

“JSS 7, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112404.
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (No. P112404). (2024, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112404 (Original work published 2001)
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112404 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {JSS 7, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112404},
}


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TI  - JSS 7, 184 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JSS 7, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112404.
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (No. P112404). (2024, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112404 (Original work published 2001)
JSS 7, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112404 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {JSS 7, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112404},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112404
LB  - CDLI:P112404
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - JSS 7, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112404
ER  -
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