UTI 5, 3469 (P141487)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 3469

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. 1(barig) sze zi3-da
2. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-iti-da
3. 2(barig) kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu a-[ab-ba]
4. 1(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3 dumu ad-da
5. 1(barig) kiszib3 ad-da-lu2
6. 1(asz) ur-[{d}]szara2 dumu bar-ra-an
7. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
8. 3(barig) kiszib3 nu-ra-a ma-an-sa6
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}[gesztin]-an-ka
10. 1(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{gesz}gigir-re nar
11. 1(asz) kiszib3 ur-lil2-la2 nar
12. 6(asz) kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu igi-ni-du-a
13. 1(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
14. [...] kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5 kuruszda
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3 ARAD2-dam
16. [3(barig)] kiszib3 lugal-ezem i3-du8
17. 3(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-ge6-par4 szesz lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
18. [...] 3(ban2)# gur kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 musz-lah5
19. [...] kiszib3# ur-sag-ku5
20. [...] kiszib3 nu-ra ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
column 2
1. 1(asz) [3(barig) kiszib3 ...]-gal2 ku3!-dim2!
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 gu-za-[la2]
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
4. 2(asz)? 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur kiszib3 lugal-mu-ma-ag2 ugula
5. 3(barig) kiszib3 nig2-ba-a
6. 2(barig) kiszib3 gu-u2 nar
7. 3(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 a-ab-ba
8. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 ur-dur9{ur3}-ra?
9. 2(barig) kiszib3 da-da agar4-nigin2
10. [... gur] kiszib3 en-[u2!]-szim-e
11. 2(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 gudu4 {d}da-lagasz{ki}
12. [2(barig)] 2(ban2) kiszib3 szesz-a-ni [gudu4] e11-e
13. 2(barig) kiszib3 ha-ha-sza
14. 1(barig) kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 gudu4
15. 1(asz) 4(barig)? [gur] kiszib3 lugal-mas-su2 sipa
16. 1(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 szabra
17. 1(asz) kiszib3 da-da dub-sar
18. 2(asz) 3(barig) kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge
19. 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} gudu4
20. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
21. kiszib3 ur-mes
22. 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-dun gudu4
23. 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
24. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) kiszib3 lugal-{d}nagar-pa-e3 tug2-du8
2. 2(barig) kiszib3 ur-an-ne2 gudu4
3. [2(barig)] 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-saga gudu4
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lugal-e
5. 1(barig) kiszib3# du-du gudu4
6. [1(barig)? kiszib3] ur#-[{d}]ur3-bar-tab szesz-a-na
7. [...] kiszib3 i3-kal-la
8. 2(barig) kiszib3# tir-gu aga3-us2
9. 1(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir szu-i
10. [1(barig)? 2(ban2)] kiszib3 ARAD2-{d}nanna gu-za-la2
11. sza3 dub-ba
12. 2(barig) kiszib3 nu-ra-a
13. ur-nigar{gar} iszib {d}gesztin-an-ka
14. 2(asz) 1(barig) [gur] ur-dingir!-ra
15. 2(ban2) lu2-{d}utu i3-du8
16. [2(barig)?] ba-saga sagi
  blank space
column 2
1. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)? sze gur
2. sze guru7-<a> si-ga
3. ki dingir-ra-ta
4. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P141487

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 3469
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050874

References

  • primary: UTI 5, 3469

    [Ozaki2000UTI5] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Ozaki. 2000. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band V (Nr. 3001-3500). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:21:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 5, 3469 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141487.
UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry (No. P141487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141487
UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141487 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141487},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UTI 5, 3469 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P141487.
UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry (No. P141487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141487
UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141487 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141487},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P141487
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UTI 5, 3469 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141487
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