STA 03 (P130353)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0664

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

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Tablet

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Clay

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Administrative

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [sze gur]
2. ki ki#?-uku2-nu-ti-[ta]
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) [sze] gur
6. a-ra2 2(disz)#-kam
7. a-al-x-ta
8. 1(u) 8(asz) gur zabala3{ki}-ta
9. giri3 al-ba-ni-du11
10. 6(asz) 2(barig) [...] x x x gur
11. 1(u) gur kiszib3 ur#-ge6-par4 lu2 lunga
12. 5(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-mes
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13. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
14. 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga gur
15. 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur#
16. ki lu2-dingir-ra szabra-ta
17. 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga gur
18. 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
19. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
20. ki ku3-ga-ni-ta
21. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur
22. 3(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
23. e2 ensi2-ka-ta
24. 9(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
25. ki lu2-sa6-i3-zu-ta
26. 4(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) sze gur
27. la2-ia3 su-ga lu2 lunga-ke4-ne
28. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum bi2-du11-ga-ta
29. gesz masz#? igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
30. ki ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra-ta
31. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
column 2
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du gur
2. duh-bi zi-ga
3. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
4. kasz ensi2 babila-ma
5. nig2-ka9 bi2-du11-ga mu sza-<asz>-ru?{ki}-ta
6. 3(ban2) kasz du KU kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
7. giri3 inim-{d}szara2
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8. [x] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 imgaga3 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz saga gur
9. szunigin# 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du gur
10. x 3(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
11. [x] 1(asz) 1(barig) [x] nig2#-ar3-ra du gur
12. [...] x [...] 3(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
13. [x]-bi [...] 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) x gur
14. szunigin# 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
15. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du
16. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
19. 2(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
20. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mu2
21. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
22. 2(u) 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
23. giri3 ku-li
24. 9(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
25. 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du gur
26. giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi
27. 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
28. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) kasz du gur
29. giri3 ur-e2-mah
30. 3(asz) 1(barig) kasz saga gur
31. 8(asz) 8(disz) sila3 [...]
32. giri3 x-[...]
33. 3(asz) 1(ban2) [...]
34. 1(u) 6(disz) [...]
35. giri3# lu2-[...]
column 3
1. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. giri3 ARAD2-hu-la
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
4. 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur
5. giri3 lu2-saga
6. 1(u) 6(asz) kasz saga gur
7. 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du gur
8. kasz aga3-us2
9. 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
11. kasz du e2-gal-la kux(KWU147)-ra
12. giri3 lu2-{d}szara2
13. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
14. kasz lugal-ra-us2-sa
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) kasz du gur
16. kasz szuku-ra
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17. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
18. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ba-ba munu4 NIG2 la-la-asz-sze3
19. sza3 sa2-du11 lugal-ka
20. 6(asz) 2(barig) kasz dida saga gur
21. 3(barig) ba-ba munu4
22. i3-li2-du
23. 1(asz) kasz saga gur
24. 3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
25. sa2-du11 na-hi-isz-tum
26. 2(barig) 2(ban2) ba-ba munu4
27. nig2-dab5 kasz nunuz-har 2(u) 7(disz)
28. 1(barig) kasz saga giri3 ta2-din
29. 2(ban2) kasz dida saga
30. 1(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
31. nig2-szu-NE
32. sza3 na-mi-ri2-lum
33. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba ansze x-[x]
34. ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma#
35. kiszib3 x ur-{d}nun-gal
36. x-x kasz dida saga saga? [x]
37. [...] saga lu2-[...]
38. [...] kiszib3 x [...]
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column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. 3(asz) duh du gur lu2-x
3'. 5(asz) duh du gur ur-szu muhaldim? [...]
4'. 1(asz) dabin du gur giri3-ni-i3-[sa6]
5'. zi-ga a-kal-la-mu
6'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7'. 2(barig) zi3 munu4 du gur
8'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida saga
9'. 1(gesz2) kasz dida du gur zi-ga didli
10'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
11'. igi-kar2 geme2 dumu sza3 bala-a
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12'. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
13'. 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz dida saga gur
14'. 2(ban2) kasz dida du 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
15'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
16'. 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
17'. ugu2 lu2-{d}szubur ba-a-gar
18'. 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
19'. 2(ban2) kasz dida x du
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20'. ugu2 a-gu ba-a-gar
21'. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga#
22'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du#
23'. 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga 3(disz) [...]
24'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz dida saga#
25'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida [du]
26'. 5(ban2) ba-ba munu4 [x]
27'. 3(disz) sila3 munu4 si-[...]
28'. ugu2 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 [ba-a-gar]
29'. 2(barig) sze ugu2 ku3-ga-ni [ba-a-gar]
30'. 2(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz [...]
31'. ugu2 lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) ba#-[a-gar]
32'. 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du [gur]
33'. kiszib3 lu2-ra-pa [...]
34'. ugu2 lu2-eb-gal ba-a-gar
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35'. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
36'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga gur
37'. 3(ban2) kasz dida du
38'. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
39'. 7(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
40'. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
column 2
1. 5(disz) sila3 SZIM [...]
2. kiszib3 lu2-gi#-[na?]
3. 4(ban2) kasz du x [x]
4. kiszib3 da-a-ga
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5. 2(u) 4(asz) kasz du gur
6. kasz lu2 hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
7. giri3 lu2-sukkal-an-ka
8. kiszib3 a-bu-ni
9. 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
11. ugu2 ensi2 e2-ba-an{ki} ba-a-gar
12. kiszib3 ba-ba-ti
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du
15. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) duh saga gur
17. 2(gesz2) 4(asz)# 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh du gur
18. mu kiszib3 ba-ba-ti tum3-da-sze3
19. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
20. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) duh du gur
21. kiszib3 an-na-hi-li-bi
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column 3
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1. szunigin 1(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
2. sze bala-bi 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur
3. szunigin 1(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz dida saga gur
4. sze bala-bi 1(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
6. szunigin 3(barig) 5(ban2) kasz dida du
7. sze bala-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
8. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) zi3 munu4 du gur
9. szunigin 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
10. sze bala-bi 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
11. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 SZIM du
12. sze bala-bi 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
13. szunigin 3(ban2) nig2#-ar3-ra saga
14. sze bala-bi 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
15. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
16. sze bala-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
17. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
18. szunigin#? 3(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3
19. [x]-bi 2(disz) sila3
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20. [x]-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) [x] sila3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 gur
21. [szunigin] 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
22. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) duh du gur
23. zi-ga-am3
24. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] 3(disz) gin2 sze gur
25. 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
26. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du gur
27. la2-ia3-am3
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28. nig2-ka9-ak sze kasz bala-a
29. bi2#-du11-ga
30. mu en eridu{ki} [ba-hun]

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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primary: STA, 3

[Chiera1922STA] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Selected Temple Accounts from Telloh, Yokha and Drehem. Cuneiform Tablets in the Library of Princeton University. Philadelphia: s.n.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: PUL Ex 0664
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Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-03-23 at 19:15:06	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-11-11 at 14:58:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:48:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:02:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:34:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:48:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:41	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (006137)

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“STA 03 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130353.

STA 03 artifact entry (No. P130353). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130353

STA 03 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130353 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130353},
}

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