RA 076, 028 (P128042)

Tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 09819

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 dagal-bi 6(disz) kusz3
2. 4(bur3) GAN2 sig4 iz-zi da de6-a igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi ugu2-ba i3-ib2-gal2
3. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sig4 za-ri2-in ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 1(u) kusz3
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 1(u) kusz3
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 6(disz) sar sig4 za-ri2-in ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 3(disz) kusz3
7. 2(iku) GAN2 8(disz) 1/3(disz)? sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 3(disz) kusz3 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um
column 2
1. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2# 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sig4 za-ri2-in
2. e2 {d}szara2
3. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar sig4 za-ri2-in ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 3(disz) kusz3
4. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar u3-ku-ru-um ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 3(disz) kusz3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 sig4 za-ri2-in ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 3(disz) kusz3
6. 1(iku) GAN2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um ki-sa2-a sukud-bi 2(disz) kusz3
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. 5(u) 2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 iz-zi dagal-bi 6(disz) kusz3 sukud-bi 2(u) 2(disz) kusz3
9. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(gesz2) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um-bi
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 iz-zi dagal-bi 5(disz) kusz3
2. sukud-bi 2(u) 2(disz) kusz3
3. sig4 u3-ku-ru-um-bi 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) sar
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 gid2 dagal-bi 6(disz) kusz3 sukud-bi 2(u) 2(disz) kusz3
5. sig4 za-ri2-in#-bi 2(esze3) GAN2
6. bad3 giri3-gub e2-an-dul3?
7. szunigin 2(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um
8. szunigin 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 [3(u) 5(disz)] sar sig4 za-ri2#-in
9. e2 {d}nin#-ur4-ra
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin2# 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(u) 5(disz) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um
2. szunigin2# 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sig4 za-ri2-in
  blank space
3. sig4 e2 {d}szara2
4. u3 e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128042

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 09819
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025868
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-023818
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.9819

References

  • primary: RA 076, 028

    [Dunham1982RA76] Dunham, Sally. 1982. “Bricks For The Temples Of Šara And Ninurra.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76 (1): 27–41.

  • history: Fs Sigrist (pp. 71-76), 071-074

    [Heimpel2008FsSigrist] Heimpel, Wolfgang, and Kent G. Hillard. 2008. “Fact and Fiction in YBC 9819 and SET 188 as Source for the Reality Behind the Name of the Year 9 of King Shu-Sin of Ur.” In On the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, 71–76. Journal of Cuneiform Studies - Supplemental Series 1. Boston.

  • history: RA 32, p.125-130, p. 128-129

    [Legrain1935textes] Legrain, Léon. 1935. “Quelques Textes Anciens.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 32: 125–30.

    (P,T)

  • history: Robson, MMTC (1999) 68

    [sec18176] N.d.

  • history: Friberg ChV (2001) 134

    [sec18177] N.d.

  • citation: Iraq 60, 057

    [Sauvage1998Iraq60] Sauvage, Martin. 1998. “La Construction Des Ziggurats Sous La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur .” Iraq 60: 45–63.

  • citation: ZA 78 (pp. 1-49), 017

    [Wilcke1988ZA78] Wilcke, Claus. 1988. “Anmerkungen Zum ‘Konjugationspräfix’ /i/- Und Zur These Vom „silbischen Charakter Der Sumerischen Morpheme“ Anhand Neusumerischer Verbalformen Beginnend Mit ì-Íb-, ì-Im- Und ì-In-.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 78 (1): 1–49.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-31 at 11:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 15:30:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:40 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

“RA 076, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128042.
RA 076, 028 artifact entry (No. P128042). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128042 (Original work published 2001)
RA 076, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128042 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RA 076, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128042},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 076, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128042.
RA 076, 028 artifact entry (No. P128042). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128042 (Original work published 2001)
RA 076, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128042 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RA 076, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128042},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128042
LB  - CDLI:P128042
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RA 076, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128042
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