CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 (P416401)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E23589

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

42.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-[ra]
 en: 1 eše3 land for harrowing,
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 60 workers each hoeing 5 sar,
3. lu2-{d}utu engar
 en: Lu-Utu, the plot manager;
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra
 en: 1 eše3 land for harrowing,
5. 1(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 60 workers each hoeing 5 sar
6. nimgir-he2-du7 engar#
 en: Nimgir-ḫedu, the plot manager;
7. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra
 en: 1 eše3 land for harrowing,
8. 1(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 60 workers each hoeing 5 sar,
reverse
1. engar-zi engar
 en: Engar-zi, the plot manager;
2. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3#-ra#
 en: 1 eše3 land for harrowing,
3. 1(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar#-ta
 en: 60 workers each hoeing 5 sar,
4. {d}szara2-mu-[tum2] engar#
 en: Šara-mutum, the plot manager;
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra
 en: 1 eše3 land for harrowing,
6. 1(gesz2) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 60 workers each hoeing 5 sar,
7. ba-la engar#
 en: Bala the plot manager;
8. a-sza3 me-en-kar2
 en: field “Menkar;”
9. gurum2 u4 6(disz)-kam
 en: inspection on the 6th day;
10. iti# szu#-numun
 en: month: “Sowing,”
left
1. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”

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/P416401

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E23589
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191617

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416401.
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 artifact entry (No. P416401). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416401
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416401 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}3.01 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416401},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416401.
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 artifact entry (No. P416401). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416401
CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416401 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}3.01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416401},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416401
LB  - CDLI:P416401
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §3.01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416401
ER  -
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