NCC 002 (P469657)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

NCC 002

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. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundel onions:
4. szu-ma-ma ka-us2-sa2
 en: Šu-Mama, the ka’usa;
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundel onions:
8. ha-ba-ad gaba-ta
 en: Habad, the gaba-ta;
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundel onions:
3. kur-bi-la-ak ka-us2-sa2
 en: Kurbilak, the ka’usa;
4. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 6(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 beer, total: 6 sila3 bread,
5. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 beer, total: 6 shekels alkali-plant,
6. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: total: 3 bundles onions;
7. u4 2(u)-kam
 en: 20th day,
  some text moved to next line
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
9. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
 en: year after: “Martu-Wall was erected.”
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469657

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) Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA
Museum Number NCC 002
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196239

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-13 at 11:55:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NCC 002 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P469657.
NCC 002 artifact entry (No. P469657). (2014, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469657
NCC 002 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469657 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2014NCC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {NCC 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/9/10/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P469657
LB  - CDLI:P469657
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - NCC 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469657
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NCC 002 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P469657.
NCC 002 artifact entry (No. P469657). (2014, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469657
NCC 002 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469657 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2014NCC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {NCC 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/9/10/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P469657
LB  - CDLI:P469657
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - NCC 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469657
ER  -
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