CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 (P416444)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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

E59433

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) a2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 180 workdays, female laborers,
2. tug2-ba-bi da6-da6-de3
 en: to weave rationed garments,
3. szu-ba-ra
 en: “released”;
4. ki szu-{d}iszkur-ta
 en: from Šu-Iškur(’s account)
reverse
1. ba-zi
 en: booked out.
  blank space
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul#
 en: year: “Kimaš 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/P416444

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E59433
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191697

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 14:39:12 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 §5.02 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416444.
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 artifact entry (No. P416444). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416444
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416444 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416444},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416444.
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 artifact entry (No. P416444). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416444
CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416444 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}5.02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416444
LB  - CDLI:P416444
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §5.02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416444
ER  -
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