Fs Vargyas 285 01 (P429605)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan

Museum Number

Anonymous 429605

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
1. 1(ban2)# sze-ta sza3-gal gu4 niga
2. iti sig4-{gesz}u3-szub-ba-gar u4 1(disz) ba-zal-ta
3. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la-sze3
4. sze-duh sa10-a-bi 2(disz) 1(barig@v) 5(ban2)? sze gur si-sa2
  month 2 day 1 to end of month 3 = 59 days
  calculation: 0;0,1 × 59 = 590 sila3 = 2;1,5 (240-sila3 gur, irregular numerical signs; edition has 2;1,3)
5. 3(disz) sila3 sze-ta sza3-gal# udu# niga#
  edition has 5! required for sum l. 8
6. iti sig4-{gesz}u3-szub-ba-gar-ta
7. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-sze3
8. sze-duh sa10-a-bi 3(barig@v) 4(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 sze
  month 2 to month 3 day 15 = 45 days
  calculation: 0;0,0,3 × 45 = 135 sila3 = 0;2,1,5 (text has 0;3,4,5)
reverse
1. iti nesag
  month 4
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  year IS 3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Ibbi-Suen.03.02.00 to Ibbi-Suen.03.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P429605

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) Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan
Museum Number Anonymous 429605
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191804

References

  • primary: Fs Vargyas (pp. 283 - 315), 285 01

    [Sigrist2014FsVargyas] Sigrist, Marcel, and Uri Gabbay. 2014. “Eighteen Cuneiform Inscriptions from the Ur III and Old-Babylonian Periods.” Studies in Economic and Social History of the Ancient Near East in Memory of Péter Vargyas, 283–315.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-31 at 12:14:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-19 at 05:59:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 285 01 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429605.
Fs Vargyas 285 01 artifact entry (No. P429605). (2012, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429605
Fs Vargyas 285 01 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429605 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429605},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 285 01 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429605.
Fs Vargyas 285 01 artifact entry (No. P429605). (2012, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429605
Fs Vargyas 285 01 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429605 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {mar 12},
	title = {Fs {Vargyas} 285 01 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429605},
}

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DA  - 2012/3/12/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429605
LB  - CDLI:P429605
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Fs Vargyas 285 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429605
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