CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 (P416407)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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

E53740

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur lugal
 en: 1 gur 3 barig of dabin-flour, royal (measure),
2. a2 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta
 en: wage of 1 laborer at 5 sila3 (per day),
3. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: its laborers: 96 workdays;
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
 en: wages of hirelings,
5. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Ur-saga
reverse
1. szu-esz18-dar
 en: Šu-Ešdar
2. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
  blank space
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
 en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašru 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/P416407

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E53740
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191696

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-22 at 01:25:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 §5.01 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416407.
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry (No. P416407). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416407
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416407 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416407
LB  - CDLI:P416407
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416407
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416407.
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry (No. P416407). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416407
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416407 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}5.01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416407
LB  - CDLI:P416407
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416407
ER  -
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