CDLB 2007/002 6 (P373970)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

CHS 06

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

154.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz) 3(barig) sze numun gur
2. 1(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
4. 7(asz) sze numun gur
5. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
6. 5(asz)# sze numun gur
7. kiszib3 gu2-TAR
8. 5(asz) sze numun gur#
9. 2(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2#
10. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na#
11. 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur sze# ba iti-da
12. 4(barig) sa2-du11 {d}szara2
13. kiszib3 <la>-al-u2-a
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze zi3-da gur
15. kiszib3 ab-ba#-gi-na
16. 1(gesz2)# gur sze# gi-a sa10-sa10
17. kiszib3 szesz#-kal-la dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
  blank space
18. [szunigin 1(gesz2)?] 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
19. gur# zabar-ta
20. szunigin# 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur
21. gur sze numun-ta
22. szunigin 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
23. gur sa2-du11-ta
24. 1(gesz2)# 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
25. ki-su7 usz-gid2-da-ta
26. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) gur
27. ma2#-[a si]-ga# nibru{ki}-sze3
28. [kiszib3] lu2#-dingir-ra
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze zi3-da gur
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
3. 1(asz) sze gur
4. 8(asz) ziz2 gur
5. sa2-du11# {d}szara2
6. kiszib3 nig2-mu
7. 2(asz) 4(barig)# gur a2 lu2 hun#-[ga2]
8. 2(asz)# ziz2 numun gur
9. 3(barig) gig numun
10. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
11. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
12. 5(ban2) sze ba
13. 2(asz) ziz2 numun gur
14. 3(barig) gig numun
15. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
16. 3(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur mu-sza
17. kiszib3 du11-ga-zi-da
18. 3(barig) ziz2 nig2-siskur2-ra a-sza3-ga
  blank space
19. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
20. szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
21. gur zabar-ta
22. szunigin 4(asz) ziz2# gur
23. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
24. gur sze numun-ta
25. szunigin 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
26. szunigin 8(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
27. gur sa2-du11-ta
28. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
29. ki-su7 gu2-edin-na-ta
30. 2(gesz2) gur
31. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
2. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze zi3-da [gur]
3. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi#-[na]
4. 3(asz) 1(barig) gur [a2 lu2 hun]-ga2
5. 2(barig) [1(ban2) sze? ba?]
6. 1(asz) 4(barig) ziz2# [numun] gur#
7. 4(barig) gig# numun
8. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
9. 3(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. 2(ban2) sze ba
11. kiszib3 gu2-TAR
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze ba iti-da
13. 2(asz) 2(ban2) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
14. lu2-{d}szara2 munsubx(|PA.GU2@g|)
15. 2(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 numun gur
16. 1(asz) 4(ban2) gig numun gur
17. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
18. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
19. gur zabar-ta
20. szunigin 4(asz) ziz2 gur
21. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
22. gur sze numun-ta
23. szunigin 9(asz) 1(ban2) gur
24. gur sa2-du11-ta
25. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
26. ki-su7 i7 lugal-ta
27. 5(u)# 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
28. ma2-[a] si-ga nibru[{ki}-sze3]
29. kiszib3 lu2-dingir#-ra#
30. 3(asz) 3(ban2) sze# zi3-da gur
31. kiszib3 [...]-ku-li
  blank space
33. szunigin 1(gesz2) [1(asz) 4(barig)] 3(ban2) gur zabar-ta
34. ki#-su7 sag#-du3#-ta
column 2
1. 1(asz)# 1(barig)# sze numun gur
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze numun gur kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
5. 1(asz) sze numun gur kiszib3 gu2-TAR
6. 1(asz) sze numun gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
7. szunigin 4(asz) 2(barig) gur sze numun-ta
8. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-du11-ta
9. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10. ki-su7 szu-nu-kusz2-ta
  blank space
11. szunigin2# [6(gesz2)] 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
12. szunigin2 3(asz) 4(barig)# ziz2 gur
13. gur zabar#-ta
14. szunigin2 2(u) 9(asz) sze gur
15. szunigin2 8(asz) ziz2 gur
16. szunigin2 3(asz) 4(ban2) gig gur
17. gur sze numun-ta
18. szunigin2 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz)# sila3# sze# gur
19. szunigin2 8(asz) 3(barig) ziz2# gur
20. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
21. sze-bi 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
22. sze gibil GAN2-gu4#
23. guru7-ta e3#-a
24. sza3 gu2-edin-na u3# musz-bi-an-na
25. giri3 lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
26. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

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/P373970

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 154.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number CHS 06
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173088

References

  • primary: Allred CDLB 2007/002, 6

    [Allred2007Clinton] Allred, Lance, and Alhena Gadotti. 2007. “The Cuneiform Collection of the Clinton Historical Society.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2007 (002).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 09:07:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-28 at 14:22:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-19 at 11:38:22 Chen, Eunice Transliteration Chen, Eunice CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-11-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2007/002 6 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373970.
CDLB 2007/002 6 artifact entry (No. P373970). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373970 (Original work published 2007)
CDLB 2007/002 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373970 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2007/002 6 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373970.
CDLB 2007/002 6 artifact entry (No. P373970). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373970 (Original work published 2007)
CDLB 2007/002 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373970 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {CDLB 2007/002 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373970},
}


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