STU 12 (P130438)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 Bedale 12

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

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu niga
2. 5/6(disz) sila3 [sze-ta]
3. 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 duh-ta
4. u4 8(disz)-sze3
5. 2(gesz2) udu niga 5/6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
6. 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 duh-ta
7. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) udu niga 5/6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 1(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 duh-ta
3. u4 3(disz)-sze3
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu 5/6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 duh-ta
6. u4 6(disz)-sze3
  1 line blank
7. sze-bi 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. duh-bi 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9. sza3-gal udu niga sa2-du11
10. iti {d}li9-si4
left
1. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P130438

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL Bedale 12
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004827

References

  • primary: STU, 12

    [Bedale1915STU] Bedale, Charles L. 1915. Sumerian Tablets from Umma in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 10:49:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“STU 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130438.
STU 12 artifact entry (No. P130438). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130438 (Original work published 2001)
STU 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130438 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024STU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STU 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130438},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130438
LB  - CDLI:P130438
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - STU 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130438
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“STU 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130438.
STU 12 artifact entry (No. P130438). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130438 (Original work published 2001)
STU 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130438 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024STU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STU 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130438},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130438
LB  - CDLI:P130438
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - STU 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130438
ER  -
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