unpublished unassigned ? (P315448)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of World Writing Systems, Incheon, South Korea

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of World Writing Systems, Incheon, South Korea

Museum Number

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

184.0 mm × 172.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 niga
2. 3(u) 7(disz) udu niga
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu u2
4. 8(disz) masz2
5. udu bar-ba-zi-ga siki gir2-gul nu-tuku
6. iti {d}dumu-zi
7. mu en eridu{ki}-ta
8. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
9. mu en ga-esz5{ki}-sze3
10. 1(gesz2) 5(u) udu niga
11. 1(u) 7(disz) udu bar-ba-zi-ga
12. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu u2
13. 3(u) 1(disz) udu bar-ba-zi-ga
14. 3(disz)? sila4 ga
15. 3(disz) masz2 niga
16. 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 u2
17. iti nesag-ta
18. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
19. sa2-du11
20. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
21. diri# zi-ga {d}szara2
22. [n] masz2 ugula e2 {d}szara2-sze3
23. [n] udu bar-gal2
24. {d#}nin-ge6-par4 u2-sag-sze3 e3-a
25. [n] udu# bar-gal2
26. {d}szul#?-[...]-x unu{ki#} [...]
27. 1(disz) x [...]
28. ugula-1(gesz2) pa4-u2#-[e]
29. 1(disz) masz2 szu-nir# gu2-de3#-na
30. 1(disz) masz2 e2 nig2-lagar# sikil-la
31. [n] gu4 niga
32. [n] gu4 u2
33. [n] udu bar-gal2
34. [n] udu# bar-su-ga
column 2
1. 4(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi-ga
2. 4(disz) sila4 bar?-gal2?
3. 1(disz) masz2
4. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal
5. a-ra2 5(disz)-kam
6. giri3 sagi-ne
7. 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
8. 2(disz) sila4 ga
9. siskur2 lugal
10. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
12. 2(disz) sila4 ga
13. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
14. siskur2 lugal
15. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka sagi
16. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu niga bar-gal2
17. 1(u) 3(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
18. 1(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2
19. 3(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
20. 1(disz) masz2
21. siskur2 giri3 du-u2-du11 igi-du8
22. 1(u) udu niga bar-su-ga
23. 1(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
24. siskur2 giri3 lugal-ur-sag igi-du8
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25. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
26. n 1(disz) gu4 niga
27. n 4(disz) udu niga
28. [x] udu u2
29. udu#? bar#? szu#? zi-ga siki gir2-gul nu-ur4
30. iti {d}x-x
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31. mu en eridu[{ki}] ba-hun-ta
32. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2#-la
column 3
1. mu en ga-esz{ki}-sze3
2. 1(u) udu niga
3. 4(disz) udu u2 bar-ba-zi-ga
4. 1(u) 5(disz) udu u2
5. 2(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi-ga
6. 3(disz) masz2
7. iti nesag-ta
8. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
9. sa2-du11
10. 1(disz) masz2 e2-mah sikil-la
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11. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
12. 1(u) 2(disz) udu bar-gal2
13. 2(u) 7(disz) udu bar-su-ga
14. sa2-du11
15. 1(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
16. 2(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
17. siskur2 lugal
18. giri3 lugal-szu-nir-re sagi
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19. bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
20. 5(disz) udu bar-gal2
21. 1(u) 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
22. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi#-ga
23. 1(disz) masz2#
24. sa2-du11 nig2-ezem-ma
25. 1(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
26. 1(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
27. 1(disz) sila4 ga
28. siskur2 lugal
29. giri3 a-ki-a sagi
30. 1(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga#
31. 1(disz) udu u2 bar-su#-[ga]
32. 1(disz) sila4 ga#
33. siskur2 sza3 e2 x-a
column 4
1. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
2. dingir nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na
3. giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi
4. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
5. 2(disz) sila4 ga
6. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka sagi
7. 6(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
8. 1(u) udu u2 bar-su-ga
9. 7(disz) sila4 ga
10. giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar sagi
11. 2(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
12. 2(disz) sila4 ga
13. giri3 nu-ur2-esz18-dar sagi
14. 4(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
15. 5(disz) sila4 ga
16. giri3 na-am-ri2-lum a-zu
17. siskur2 lugal
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18. {d}gu-la umma{ki}
19. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
20. {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
21. 3(disz) udu bar-gal2
22. 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
23. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
24. 1(disz) masz2
25. sa2-du11
26. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
27. du6-ku3
28. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
29. gu2-gu2-mu-e3
30. {d}en#-lil2
31. 4(disz)# udu bar-gal2
32. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu bar-su-ga
column 5
1. 1(disz) masz2
2. sa2-du11
3. 4(disz) udu bar-gal2
4. 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
5. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
6. balag u4 nu2-a
7. {d}nin-eb-gal
8. 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
9. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
10. {d}en-ki
11. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
12. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
13. {d}nin-sun2
14. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
15. 1(disz) masz2
16. a sze12 de2-a
17. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
18. dingir |KI.AN|{ki}-sze3 gen-na
19. {d}dumu-zi-urua{a}
20. 5(disz) udu bar-gal2
21. 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
22. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
23. 1(disz) masz2
24. sa2-du11
25. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
26. 1(disz) masz2
27. ugula-1(gesz2) {d}dumu-zi-da umma{ki}
28. 5(disz) udu bar-gal2
29. 5(disz) udu bar-su-ga
30. 2(disz) masz2
31. {d}dumu-zi nibru[{ki} ...]
32. {d}nin-e11-e
33. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
34. 4(disz) udu bar-su-ga
35. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
36. 3(disz) masz2
37. sa2-du11#
blank space
reverse
column 1
blank space
erasures
1. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. ugula-1(gesz2) {d}dumu-zi |KI.AN|{ki}
4. {d}nin-an-da-lagasz{ki}
5. n udu# bar#-su-ga
6. {d}li9-si4#
7. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
8. {d}kar-ra-DU
9. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
10. sze il2-la {d}nansze
11. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
12. siskur2 e2-masz
13. 1(disz) gu4 niga
14. 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga
15. 2(disz) masz2
16. udu bar ba zi-ga siki gir2-gul nu-tuku
17. iti {d}dumu-zi
18. mu en eridu{ki}-ta
19. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
20. mu!(ITI) en ga-esz{ki}-sze3
21. 5(u) 3(disz) udu niga
22. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu u2
23. iti nesag-ta
24. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
25. {d}lamma {d}szul-gi
26. 1(disz) gu4 niga
27. 1(u) 4(disz) udu niga
28. 3(disz) udu# u2
29. udu bar ba-[zi-ga ...] x
30. iti {d}dumu-[zi]
31. mu en eridu[{ki}-ta]
32. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
column 2
1. mu en ga-esz{ki}-sze3
2. 4(u) 5(disz) udu niga
3. 1(u) 6(disz) udu u2
4. 1(disz) sila4 ga
5. iti nesag-ta
6. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
7. {d}lamma {d}amar-{d}suen
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8. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
9. 4(u) 6(disz) udu bar-su-ga
10. 4(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
11. 1(u) 3(disz) masz2
12. esz3-esz3 sza3 nig2-{gesz}tag-ga dingir-re-ne
13. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
14. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
15. ki-a-nag ensi2-ke4-ne
16. 1(disz) masz2 nam-erim2 ku5-ra2 unu3-de3-ne
17. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan
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column 3
blank space
column 4
blank space
column 5
blank space
1. zi-ga
2. ki usz-mu-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.08.--.00, Amar-Suen.08.12.00, Amar-Suen.09.03.00, Šū-Suen.01.04.00, Šū-Suen.01.12.00 20111110 corrected firth
Accounting Period	Amar-Suen.08.--.00 to Šū-Suen.01.12.00

Record

CDLI number	P315448
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315448

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	184.0 mm × 172.0 mm × 36.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of World Writing Systems, Incheon, South Korea
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	052060

References

history: Christie's Erlenmeyer, no. 93

[Erlenmeyer1988Christie's] Ancient Near Eastern Texts from the Erlenmeyer Collection, Which Will Be Sold at Christie’s Great Rooms on Tuesday 13 December 1988 ... (Lots 1-135). 1988. London: Christie, Manson & Woods.
history: Lambert et al., Art of the Eastern World 1

[sec75919] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-16 at 13:09:19	Dahl, Jacob L.	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-01-01 at 09:38:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 19:39:08	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Reckling, Lucas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-10 at 10:59:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:17:05	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-01-07 at 12:23:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:51:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:40:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 19:40:59	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:49:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315448.

unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P315448). (2024, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315448 (Original work published 2006)

unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315448 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315448},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315448
LB  - CDLI:P315448
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315448
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315448.

unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P315448). (2024, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315448 (Original work published 2006)

unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315448 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024unpublished,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315448},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315448
LB  - CDLI:P315448
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315448
ER  -