CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 (P404811)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK

Museum Number

DUROM U 10770

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) {gesz}{szu}szudulx(|URxMIN|) kusz si-ga
 en: 6 wooden yokes covered (with) leather;
2. 6(disz) ad-tab kusz si-ga
 en: 6 bridles covered (with) leather,
3. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) ma-na
 en: its weight: 3 mana;
4. 2(disz) {kusz}usan3 gu2-ba
 en: 2 whips (with thongs ?) on their necks (?);
reverse
1. 1(disz) {kusz}sag-kesz2
 en: 1 rein (?);
2. 1(disz) {kusz}nag
 en: (and) 1 drinking (bag);
3. gu4 diri szu-du7-a
 en: extra oxen, implements,
4. ki a-kal-la aszgab-ta
 en: from Akalla, the leather worker,
5. kiszib3 da-a-gi4
 en: under seal of Da’agi;
6. iti szu-numun
 en: month “Sowing,”
  some text moved to next line
7. mu {d}szu-{d#}suen# lugal
 en: year “Šu-Suen is king.”
seal 1
1. da-a-gi
 en: Da’agi,
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe.
3. ($ blank space $)
  (following Mayr)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002085 (composite) (P454795) S002085 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P404811

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) Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK
Museum Number DUROM U 10770
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 167766

References

  • primary: Such-Gutiérrez, §2.32

    [Such-Gutiérrez2015Oriental] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2015. “The Texts from the 3rd Millennium BC at the Oriental Museum, University of Durham (England).” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2015 (3).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-22 at 13:47:09 Durham, Madelyn Artifact metadata, Other metadata Durham, Madelyn Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-08 at 09:05:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-01-26 at 02:36:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-10-27 at 12:36:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-10-04 at 12:04:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-23 at 12:06:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 14:22:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Steele, John M.; Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P404811.
CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 artifact entry (No. P404811). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404811 (Original work published 2010)
CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404811 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P404811.
CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 artifact entry (No. P404811). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404811 (Original work published 2010)
CDLJ 2015/3 §2.32 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404811 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404811},
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}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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