SM 1913.02.144 (P407764)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1913.02.144

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

29.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. nu-ur2-i3-li2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-ma-ma
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-giri17-zal
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 3(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
3. NIM-e-ne szu ba-ti
4. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 <i3> szunigin# 1(u) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin# 3(ban2)# <dabin> szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
7. iti dal
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.05.05.19 (us2 year) new image
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P407764
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P407764

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	29.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1913.02.144
Accession Number	07461 (SM catalogue: 2877)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	189451

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-08-03 at 10:26:31	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1913.02.144 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407764.

SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry (No. P407764). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407764

SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407764 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407764},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1913.02.144 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407764.

SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry (No. P407764). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407764

SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407764 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407764},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407764},
}

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DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407764
LB  - CDLI:P407764
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SM 1913.02.144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407764
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