JCS 52, 012 57 (P145851)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Museum Number

ASM 12054

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
beginning broken
1'. [n] lu2-[...]
2'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}[...]
3'. 3(ban2) a-ba-x-[...]
4'. 3(ban2) lugal-[...]
5'. 3(ban2) lugal-[...]
6'. 3(ban2) lugal-[...]-gar-x
7'. 3(ban2) lugal-lu2-ni
8'. 3(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu
9'. 2(ban2) lugal-ga-mu
10'. 2(ban2) nig2-u2-rum
11'. ARAD2-me
12'. 3(ban2) ka-ge-la-ba-szum2-e
13'. 2(ban2) nin-apin-ra i3-la2
14'. geme2-e-me
15'. 4(disz) gu?-lu2#?-[...]-x [...]-bil2#
16'. [...]-x-um
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
2'. [2(ban2)] {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
3'. 2(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
4'. 2(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
5'. 2(ban2) lugal-ha-ma-ti#
6'. 2(ban2) sza3-ku3-ge
7'. 2(ban2) ur-{d}ma-isz-ti#-su2#
8'. 2(ban2) lugal-bad3
9'. 2(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2
10'. 2(ban2) ur-{d}DAG-du5
11'. 2(ban2) lugal-nesag-e
12'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}gig
13'. 2(ban2) da-da-ga#
14'. 1(ban2) {d}szara2-ma-a-du
15'. 2(ban2) lugal-mas-su2
16'. 2(ban2) lugal-nesag-e
17'. 2(ban2) dingir-szu sipa
18'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) szesz-kal-la
column 3
beginning broken
1'. ur#-{d}nisaba
2'. [n] szi-a-szi-sza
3'. gurusz SIG7-a-me
4'. 1(barig) dingir-an-dul3
5'. 1(barig) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
6'. 1(barig) e2-ki
7'. 1(barig) a2-bi2-li2
8'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}utu
9'. 3(ban2) lugal-dub-la2
10'. giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6 du6-ku3-sig17
11'. 1(barig) bur-ma-am3 SIG7-a
12'. 3(ban2) ur-gu2-edin-na nar
13'. 3(ban2) szu-i3-li2
14'. 2(ban2) i-szar-i3-li2
15'. sza3 a-e-bar{ki}-ka
16'. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
17'. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig)
18'. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz ziz2
19'. szunigin 1(u) ug3-IL2 ziz2
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2) igi-a-[x]
2'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}gig#
3'. 3(ban2) tug2-ki-u4-da
4'. 3(ban2) ama-nig2-du10
5'. 1(ban2) nin-{gesz}har-e dumu-ni
6'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) la-ba-szum2-e
7'. 3(ban2) nin-ga2-bi2-du11
8'. 2(ban2) ama-tu
9'. 3(ban2) ama-nig2-du10
10'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) pesz2-am3
11'. 3(ban2) ama-a-ra2-nu2
12'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ku3-{d}szara2 dumu-ni
13'. 3(ban2) nin-ur2#-ra-ni
14'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
15'. 1(ban2) lugal-ku3-ga-ni
16'. dumu-ni-me
17'. szu ugula la-ba-szi szesz-gi4-ne
18'. 3(ban2) nin-nam-ha-ni
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. 3(ban2) [...]
3'. szu x-[...]
4'. 2(ban2) [...]
5'. 2(ban2) nin-[...]
6'. 3(ban2) tir-[...]
7'. 2(ban2) nin-[...]
8'. 1(ban2) lugal-[...]
9'. 3(ban2) ama-[...]
10'. 3(ban2) geme2-[...]
11'. 2(ban2) geme2-[...]
12'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sza3-[...]
13'. 1(ban2) lugal-nig2#-gur11-e
14'. dumu-ni-me
15'. 3(ban2) nin-e2-gal-e
16'. 1(ban2) ur4-sza3-ki-du10 dumu-[ni]
17'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-zigum-ma
18'. szu ugula szi-la-ma-si2#
19'. 1(ban2) nig2-lagar-e
reverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) geme2-x-[...]
2. 2(ban2) geme2-[...]
3. 2(ban2) ama-gi-[na]
4. 2(ban2) {d}szara2-[...]
5. 3(ban2) [...]
6. 3(ban2) [...]
7. 3(ban2) [...]
8. [n] geme2-[...]
9. [...]
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) isz-[...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}szara2
2. 1(ban2) nin-x
3. 2(ban2) nin-ukken-ne2
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-am3-ma
5. 3(ban2) i-mu-na-si
6. 1(ban2) szesz-kal-la dumu-ni
7. 3(ban2) geme2-sukkal
8. 3(ban2) na#-ha-asz2-tum
9. 2(ban2) 5(disz) {d}inanna-ma
10. 3(ban2) en-im-ma
11. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}szul-gi dumu-ni
12. 2(ban2) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
13. 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-sukkal
14. 3(ban2) ama-tu#
15. 2(ban2) 5(disz) nin-kal#-la#
16. 3(ban2) a-ba-a-x-[...]
17. 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-zigum-ma#
18. 2(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}[...]
19. 1(ban2) 5(disz) dingir-mu-[...]
20. 3(ban2) nig2-mu-mu#
21. 3(ban2) nin-bur-[...]
22. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. [x] geme2-lu5-lu5-mu
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-he2-gal2
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-e2-gal
5. dumu-ni-me
6. 3(ban2) a-bi2-si-ni-di
7. 3(ban2) zum-UD
8. 3(ban2) nin-im-kisal-e
9. 2(ban2) 5(disz) TUM-bi2
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10. geme2 kikken2 ki szabra gu4-ke4-ne
11. 2(ban2) 5(disz) pi5-sza-ha-lum
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) i-mu-na-si
13. 3(ban2) [x?]-al#-ba-ni
14. [x ...]-ni#-si
15. [...]
rest broken
column 4
1. 2(ban2) |KAxX|?-[...]
2. 2(ban2) geme2-aga?-ma
blank space
3. geme2 kikken2-ki-ka-me
blank space
4. szunigin [...]
rest broken
column 5
1. szunigin sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba geme2-tur
3. sza3 a-pi4-sal{ki}
4. iti {d}li9-si4
5. mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si#-[mu]-ru-um{ki} [ba]-hul#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: JCS 52 (pp. 1-53), 012 57

[Owen2000JCS52] Owen, David I., and Ewa Wasilewska. 2000. “Cuneiform Texts in the Arizona State Museum, Tucson.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 52 (1): 1–53. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359684.

summary account of rations for workers in Apial. From photos (not collated)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ASM 12054
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.32.09.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-17 at 19:00:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2020-05-02 at 04:49:54	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2016-12-05 at 21:26:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:16:57	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-06-29 at 19:19:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2016-06-29 at 19:16:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-06-29 at 19:14:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-06-04 at 09:23:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:30:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-06-07 at 03:16:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:21:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:23:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (047746) (047746)

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 52, 012 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145851.

JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry (No. P145851). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145851 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145851 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145851},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 52, 012 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145851.

JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry (No. P145851). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145851 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145851 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145851},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P145851
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - JCS 52, 012 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145851
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