PPAC 4, 275 (P332187)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

Museum Collection(s)

Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

Museum Number

SE 035

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'. ugula {d}[...]
2'. 2(u) 1(asz) lu2 hun#-[ga2]
3'. <ugula> szesz-kal-la
4'. 1(u) 3(disz) 4(asz) ma2-lah5#!
5'. ugula lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
6'. GAN2-<gu4> lu2-me-lam2
7'. 4(disz) gu4 numun
8'. 1(disz) gu4 numun diri
9'. 1(disz) [gu4 ...]
10'. 1(disz) gu4 numun [hun-ga2]
11'. 6(disz) [lu2 mar-sa]
12'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u) [...]
  blank space
2'. GAN2-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu
3'. 4(disz) gu4 numun
4'. 2(disz) gu4 numun diri
5'. 1(disz) gu4 numun hun-ga2
6'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) lu2 mar-sa
7'. [...]
8'. [ugula gu?]-za-na
  (last 2 lines illegible)
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1'. 8(disz) 2(asz) lu2 mar-sa
2'. ugula gu-u2-gu-a
3'. 6(disz) lugal-ab-ba?
  edition has zu
  blank space
4'. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
5'. 3(disz) gu4 numun
6'. 2(disz) gu4 numun diri
7'. 2(u) 3(disz) gu4
  (rest illegible)
column 2
  blank space
1'. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 numun
2'. szunigin 5(disz) gu4 numun diri
3'. szunigin 2(disz) gu4 numun hun-ga2
4'. szunigin 4(u) 4(disz) erin2
5'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
6'. szunigin 3(u) [...]
7'. [...]
8'. szunigin [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332187

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) Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SE 035
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072621

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 275

    [Ozaki2010PPAC4] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2010. Tablets in Jerusalem: Sainte-Anne and Saint-Étienne. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations (PPAC) 4. Changchun China: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.

    PPAC 4: Inspection of oxen and workers

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 275 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332187.
PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry (No. P332187). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332187
PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332187 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332187
LB  - CDLI:P332187
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332187
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 275 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332187.
PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry (No. P332187). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332187
PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332187 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332187
LB  - CDLI:P332187
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - PPAC 4, 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332187
ER  -
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