YOS 15, 216 (P414575)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 414575

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
1. 1(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. gur-bi tum3-dam
4. 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. sze-numun-ta gur-ra
6. 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
7. sze amar ba-usz2
8. ($ blank space $) gur
9. [sze] apin#-la2
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur#
11. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam#
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 9(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
14. kiszib3# ki#-tusz-lu2 dumu lukur-gal
15. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 lu2-bulug3-ga2 dumu du10-ga
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur
3. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga dumu e2-ur2-bi
4. ma2-a si-ga
5. kiszib3 lu2-giri3 gen-na-ke4-ne
6. 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
7. 5(u) la2 1(disz) 3(ban2) sze mun-gazi gur
8. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6 ka-guru7
9. 2(u)#? 4(asz)#? 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. kiszib3# ur#-dam# dumu# ur-{d}nansze#
11. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gur
12. i3-dub a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
13. mu al-la nu-banda3-gu4-sze3
14. kiszib3 ur-im-nun nu-banda3-gu4
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) n sila3 gur
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. kiszib3 lu2#-giri3# gen-na-ke4#-ne
4. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6 ka-guru7
6. szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. kiszib3 ur-dam dumu ur-{d}nansze
8. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gur
9. i3-dub
10. kiszib3 ur-im-nun nu-banda3-gu4
11. mu al-la-sze3
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
  blank space
5. nig2-ka9-ak
6. sanga {d}nansze
7. iti szu-numun
8. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

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/P414575

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) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 414575
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 187680

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 216

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-15 at 14:41:24 Dong Xiaobo Artifact metadata Dong Xiaobo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-09 at 11:19:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-09 at 11:19:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414575.
YOS 15, 216 artifact entry (No. P414575). (2025, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414575 (Original work published 2010)
YOS 15, 216 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414575 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 16},
	title = {YOS 15, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414575},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414575.
YOS 15, 216 artifact entry (No. P414575). (2025, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414575 (Original work published 2010)
YOS 15, 216 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414575 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 16},
	title = {YOS 15, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414575},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P414575
LB  - CDLI:P414575
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - YOS 15, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414575
ER  -
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