SET 163 (P129573)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

UMinn 02

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

40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. guru7 i3-szum2-ta
4. ki du11-ga-x-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-dingir-ra
reverse
1. iti pa4-u2-e
  blank space
2. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
  (illegible)

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129573

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Museum Number UMinn 02
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014084

References

  • primary: SET, 163

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-09-25 at 09:31:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-09-24 at 15:21:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-09-24 at 15:20:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-01-03 at 12:21:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:22 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

“SET 163 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P129573.
SET 163 artifact entry (No. P129573). (2022, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129573 (Original work published 2001)
SET 163 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129573 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2022SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {SET 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129573},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/9/25/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P129573
LB  - CDLI:P129573
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SET 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129573
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 163 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P129573.
SET 163 artifact entry (No. P129573). (2022, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129573 (Original work published 2001)
SET 163 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129573 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2022SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {SET 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129573},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/9/25/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P129573
LB  - CDLI:P129573
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SET 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129573
ER  -
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