CUNES 47-12-087 (P322305)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-087

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (A well-written two-column tablet, concerning large numbers of fish, inspected and withdrawn.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 81.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) {ku6}kun-zi saga
2. 4(gesz2) 3(disz) {ku6}kun-zi us2
3. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) {ku6}kun-zi esztub#{ku6}
4. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) esztub#{ku6} x sza3-bar
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) suhur{ku6} sza3-bar
6. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) ku6 al-dar-a
7. 1(szar'u) 8(szar2) {ku6}gir2-us2
8. [...] x x x 5(disz)# sila3#
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) esztub#[{ku6}] sza3#-bar
2. 1(gesz2) {ku6}kun-zi esztub{ku6}
3. e2-gal-la kux(KWU147)-ra
4. 3(szar2) {ku6}gir2-us2
5. 1(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ku6 sze6 gur
6. zi-ga didli
7. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
9. 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) {ku6}gir2-us2 kiszib3 pa3-da#
10. x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. giri3# ti-[...]
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3# ku6 sze6 gur
2'. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 ku6# gur
3'. zi-ga-am3
  blank space
4'. nig2-ka9-ak nam-enku
5'. ur#-{d}utu#-ka
6'. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (A well-written two-column tablet, concerning large numbers of fish, inspected and withdrawn.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20190816 englund: copy of P208746 = Nisaba 06, 34

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322305

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 73.0 mm × 81.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 47-12-087
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190365

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-16 at 13:51:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2021-07-30 at 09:54:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 47-12-087 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322305.
CUNES 47-12-087 artifact entry (No. P322305). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322305
CUNES 47-12-087 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322305},
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Cite this Artifact

“CUNES 47-12-087 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322305.
CUNES 47-12-087 artifact entry (No. P322305). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322305
CUNES 47-12-087 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322305},
}


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