AoF 36, 363 (P388144)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Colin Brooky, Smithfield, North Carolina, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Colin Brooky, Smithfield, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

Brooky 1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 [dumu] giri3-[ni]
2. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3#
3. giri3-ni-sze3
4. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 sukkal-e
5. in-szi-sa10 ba-an-da-gur
6. nu-sa10 bi2-du11
7. igi ki-ag2-sze3 ba-gi-in
8. lu2-du10-ga maszkim di til-la-bi i3-me-am3
9. egir-ra a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
10. ba-an-da-gur
11. lu2-du10-ga maszkim
12. ur-nigar{gar} ab-ba-iri
13. [lugal]-ku3#-zu
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] kid7#?-a-asz
3. giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ke4
4. ur-{d}szara2 in-ge-en6
5. igi ensi2-ka-sze3
6. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-me-a-na-na
7. sa10-am3 ur-{d}szara2-ka nu-me-a
8. giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ke4
9. nam-erim2-bi u3-[ub-ku5]
10. sag ba-an-tum2-[mu ...]
11. di til-la dumu umma#[{ki}]
12. iti ezem#-[...]
13. [mu ...] en# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388144

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) Colin Brooky, Smithfield, North Carolina, USA
Museum Number Brooky 1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173067

References

  • primary: AoF 36, 363

    [Johnson2009AoF36] Veenker, Ronald A., and J. Cale Johnson. 2009. “The Appellate Process in a Legal Record Di Til-La from Ur III Umma.” Altorientalische Forschungen 36: 349–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-24 at 10:55:41 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-20 at 10:10:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-03-12 at 22:49:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-01-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AoF 36, 363 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 5, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388144.
AoF 36, 363 artifact entry (No. P388144). (2009, January 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388144
AoF 36, 363 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388144 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2009},
	month = {jan 5},
	title = {AoF 36, 363 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/1/5/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388144
LB  - CDLI:P388144
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AoF 36, 363 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388144
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AoF 36, 363 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 5, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388144.
AoF 36, 363 artifact entry (No. P388144). (2009, January 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388144
AoF 36, 363 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388144 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jan 5},
	title = {AoF 36, 363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/1/5/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388144
LB  - CDLI:P388144
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AoF 36, 363 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388144
ER  -
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