TCL 05, 5669 (P131740)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Lineart

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05669

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2
en: 36 female laborers,
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
en: from month “Harvest”
3. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
en: to month: “Dumuzi,”
4. a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)
en: their labor: 12,960 days,
calculation: 36 x (12 × 30) = 12,960
blank space
5. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
en: are the debit;
6. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom
7. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) a2!(DA) u4-du8-a
en: 2160, labor, freed days;
calculation: 12,960 ÷ 6 = 2160
8. 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
en: 242 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 barley flour,
9. a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz)
en: its labor: 7277 5/6 days;
calculation: 72777 1/2 sila3 ÷ 10 = 7277.75 (text: 7277 5/6)
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
en: 11 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 rough flour,
11. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5/6(disz)
en: its labor: 350 5/6 days;
calculation: 3508 sila3 ÷ 10 = 350 4/5 (text: 350 5/6)
12. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza gur
en: 9 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 spelt,
13. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
en: its labor: 145 1/2 days
calculation: 2905 1/2 sila3 ÷ 20 = 145.275 (Text: 145 1/2)
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur
en: 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 fine "string" flour,
15. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz)
en: its labor: 68 5/6 days
calculation: 550 ÷ 8 sila3 = 68 3/4 (text: 68 5/6)
16. 2(gesz2) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 124 female laborer days,
17. szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 GAN2-mah
en: leveled, sheaves piled up at thes field GANmaḫ;
18. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
en: under seal of Abbagina;
19. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 193 female laborer days,
20. szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba
en: leveled, sheaves piled up
21. a-sza3 muru13
en: at the field Muru;
column 2
1. kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
en: under seal of Akalla son of Lugal-emaḫe;
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 99 female laborer days,
3. kun-zi-da i7 du-du gub-ba
en: at the weir of the waterway Dudu stationed;
4. 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 31 female laborer days,
5. a-sza3 a-bu3-du-du
en: at the field Abu-dudu;
6. 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 31 female laborer days,
7. a-sza3 nin10-nu-du3
en: at the field Nin-nudu;
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 132 female laborer days,
9. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
en: at the field Šulpa’e;
10. 2(gesz2) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 128 female laborer days,
11. a-sza3 du6-{d}nin-hur-sag
en: at the field Mound-of-Ninḫursag;
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 104 female laborer days,
13. a-sza3 gu4-suhub2
en: at the field Booted-oxen;
14. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 109 female laborer days,
15. a-sza3 na-ga-ab-tum
en: at the field Nagabtum;
16. giri3 ukken-ne2
en: under seal of Ukkene;
17. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 294 female laborer days,
18. a-sza3 GAN2-mah
en: at the field GANmaḫ;
19. giri3 da-a-ga
en: under seal of Da’aga;
20. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
en: sheaves piled up, leveled;
21. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 33 female laborer days,
22. GAN2-mah-sze3 gen-na
en: to GANmaḫ walked;
23. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 33 female laborer days,
24. GAN2 mah-ta
en: from GANmaḫ
25. gu2-edin-na-sze3 gen-na
en: to Gu’edina walked
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 28 female laborer days,
2. gu2-edin-na-ta
en: from Gu’ednina
3. na-ga-ab-tum-sze3 gen-na
en: to Nagabtum walked;
4. 1(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 10 female laborer days,
5. ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3-ta
en: from the threshing floor Nin-nudu
6. e2-duru5-a-bu3-sze3
en: to the Village-Abu
7. sze zi3-gu im-ga6
en: barley and pea-flour carried;
8. 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 20 female laborer days,
9. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta mu-sza im-zi
en: at the threshing floor of Nin-ura m-grain moved;
10. 2(u) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3
en: 20 female laborers for 3 days,
11. ki-su7 nin10-nu-du3 mu-sza im-zi
en: at the threshing floor of Nin-nudu m-grain moved;
12. 3(u) geme2 u4 8(disz)-sze3
en: 30 female laborers for 8 days,
13. sze gu4-suhub2 u3 sze a-sza3 gibil
en: barley of Booted-oxen and barley of the new field
14. guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 im-zi
en: to the silo of Apisal moved;
15. 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 24 female laborer days,
16. kun-zi-da i7 gibil gub-ba
en: stationed at the weir of New Canal;
17. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra u3 a-da gub-ba
en: sheaves piled up, leveled and at the water(-work) stationed,
18. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
en: under seal of Ur-e’e;
19. 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(u)-sze3
en: 32 female laborers for 10 days,
20. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u)
en: their labor: 320
calculation: 32 × 10 = 320
21. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
en: from Apilsal
22. nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na gur-ra
en: to Nippur walked and returned;
23. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: 353 1/2 female laborer days,
24. diri nig2-ka9-ak mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
en: surplus of the account of the year after: “Kimaš was destroyed;”
column 2
blank space
1. szunigin 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: total: 12,365 1/3 female laborer days
2. zi-ga-am3
en: booked out;
3. la2-ia3 9(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: deficit: 594 2/3 female laborer days;
calculation: 12,960 - 12,365 1/3 = 594 2/3
blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak a2 geme2 kikken2-na
en: account of the labor of the female laborers, millers,
5. lugal-inim-gi-na
en: of Lugal-inim-gina;
6. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Ḫarši, Ḫurti (and) Kimaš were destroyed.”

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.48.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.48.12.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period	Šulgi.48.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.48.12.00 (us2 year)

Record

CDLI number	P131740
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P131740

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)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 05669
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	006177

References

primary: TCL 5, 5669

[Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
citation: JESHO 31, p.121-185, p. 126-127

[Englund1988timekeeping] Englund, Robert K. 1988. “Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 31: 121–85.

(to i 1-4)
citation: BBVO 10, p. 49, p. 88 n. 283

[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 21:48:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:05:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:35:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:51:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:27:13	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 5669 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131740.

TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (No. P131740). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131740

TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131740 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131740},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 5669 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131740.

TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (No. P131740). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131740

TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131740 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2001TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131740},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P131740
LB  - CDLI:P131740
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TCL 05, 5669 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131740
ER  -