SA 061 (P128659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 37

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

86.0 mm × 46.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a2-sur zabar#
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
3. 1(disz) ha-zi-in zabar#
4. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
5. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 2(disz) ma-[na]
6. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na# [x] gin2 2(u) 5(disz)
7. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 2/3(disz) [...]
8. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) [gin2] 2(u) 1/2(disz) [sze]
9. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
10. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 igi 5(disz)-[gal2]
11. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2#
12. ki-la2-bi 1(u) x x x
reverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}szen-gam e [...]
2. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) <gin2> 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sze
3. 1(disz) {uruda}gir2 aszgab
4. 3(disz) {uruda}bulug4 aszgab
5. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-[na]
6. 1(disz) {uruda}igi?-e2? x
7. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) x [...]
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8. nig2-ka9 [x] de6-a
9. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 86.0 high × 46.0 wide
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 61

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 105

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Souvay 37
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-06-24 at 18:03:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:57 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

“SA 061 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128659.
SA 061 artifact entry (No. P128659). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128659 (Original work published 2001)
SA 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128659 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128659},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128659
LB  - CDLI:P128659
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - SA 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128659
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SA 061 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128659.
SA 061 artifact entry (No. P128659). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128659 (Original work published 2001)
SA 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128659 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128659},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128659
LB  - CDLI:P128659
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - SA 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128659
ER  - 
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