CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 (P447991)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden

Museum Number

Haldar 003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash,
2. puzur4-[ma]-ma
 en: (to) Puzur-Mama;
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash,
4. nu-ur2-{d}suen
 en: (to) Nur-Suen;
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash,
6. lu2-sa6-ga
 en: (to) Lu-saga;
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash,
8. ku3-{d}nanna
 en: (to) Ku-Nanna;
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga [...]
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, [2 shekels] of potash, (to) [...];
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga nun-ne2
 en: 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash, (to) Nune;
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-szu
 en: 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash, (to) Ur-šu;
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga al-la-x
 en: 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash, (to) Alla-x;
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-usz-gi-na
 en: 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels leeks, 3 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of potash, (to) Lu-usz-gina;
4. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 i-ti-zu
 en: 2 ban2 of beer, 2 ban2 of bread, 1/3 sila3 of oil, (to) Idissu;
5. 3(ban2) kasz dug dida saga 2(ban2) 7(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
 en: 3 ban2 of beer, the jug of fine-quality sweet wort (containing) 2 ban2, 7 jugs of sweet wort, normal quality (containing) 3 ban2;
6. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin 2(disz) sila3 i3
 en: 2 ban2 of fine-quality pea-flour, 4 barig 4 ban2 of semolina, 2 sila3 of oil
7. kas4 hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-ta er-ra
 en: (for) the messengers that have come from Ḫuḫnuri.
8. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 2(ban2) 7(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
 en: Total: 1 barig 2 ban2 9 sila3 of beer, 1 jug of fine-quality sweet wort (of the strength:) 2 ban2 (barley per jug), 7 jugs of regular-quality sweet wort (of the strength:) 3 ban2 (barley per jug);
9. szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin
 en: total: 4 ban2 4 sila3 of bread, 2 ban2 of fine-quality pea-flour, 4 barig 4 ban2 of semolina;
10. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3
 en: total: 2/3 sila3 5 shekels of leeks; total: 2 2/3 sila3 7 shekels of oil;
11. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 18 shekels of potash.
left
1. u4 2(disz)-kam
 en: 2nd day,
  some text moved to next line
2. iti pa4-u2-e
 en: month: “pa’u’e,”
  some text moved to next line
3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P447991

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden
Museum Number Haldar 003
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192086

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-12-05 at 04:56:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-19 at 09:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-01-03 at 22:00:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-12-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance; Andersson, Jakob CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLN 2013/001 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P447991.
CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P447991). (2012, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447991
CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447991 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLN 2013/001 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P447991.
CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P447991). (2012, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447991
CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447991 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P447991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447991},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2012
ID  - P447991
LB  - CDLI:P447991
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CDLN 2013/001 no. 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P447991
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