RLM 3F (P469785)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Russell Library, Maynooth University & St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Museum Collection(s)

Russell Library, Maynooth University & St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Museum Number

RLM 3F

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)? gurusz u4 1(disz)#-[sze3]
 en: 256 workdays,
2. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 {d}szul#-pa-e3 a-sza3 na-ga-tum# [u3] a-sza3 e2-gir-gi4-lu
 en: harvested and sheaves piled up in the Šulpa’e field, in the Nagatum field and in the Egirgilu field.
3. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 325 workdays,
4. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3# a-u2-da-gu-la a-sza3 a-u2-da-tur u3 a-sza3 nun-na
 en: harvested and sheaves piled up in the Audagula field, in the Audatur field and in the Prince field.
5. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 195 workdays,
6. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 gu4-suhub2 a-sza3 ur-{d}nin-ti u3 a-sza3 e2-{d}ezina2
 en: harvested and sheaves piled up in the Oxen boot field, in the Ur-Ninti field and the E-Ezina field.
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 148 workdays,
8. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)#-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 bad3-du3-a a-sza3 iszib-e-ne u3 a-sza3 u2-du#-lu2-[saga]
 en: harvested and sheaves piled up in the field Constructed Wall, in the Incantation priests field and in
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3#
 en: 75 workdays,
2. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 u2-du-{d}nin-a-ra-li u3 gaba a-sza3 gibil
 en: harvested and sheaves piled up in the field Cattle-herder-of-Nin-Arali and (in the field) across from the new field.
3. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 215 workdays,
4. a-da gub-ba a-sza3 a-u2#-da-gu-la a-sza3 a-u2-da-tur u3 a-sza3 nun-na
 en: irrigation work in the Audagula field, in the Audatur field and in the Prince field.
5. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
 en: The foreman is Lu-Šara.
6. kiszib3 da-a-ga
 en: Sealed tablet by Da'aga.
7. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Simanum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. da-a-ga
 en: Da'aga,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-gesz-sza3-ga
 en: son of Urgeš-šaga.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002079.2 (composite) (P533358) S002079.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469785

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) Russell Library, Maynooth University & St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Museum Number RLM 3F
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194575

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-12-04 at 17:27:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-16 at 02:06:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-15 at 16:31:00 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RLM 3F Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P469785.
RLM 3F artifact entry (No. P469785). (2014, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469785
RLM 3F artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469785 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {RLM 3F artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/9/2/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P469785
LB  - CDLI:P469785
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - RLM 3F artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469785
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RLM 3F Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P469785.
RLM 3F artifact entry (No. P469785). (2014, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469785
RLM 3F artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469785 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2014RLM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {RLM 3F artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/9/2/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P469785
LB  - CDLI:P469785
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - RLM 3F artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469785
ER  -
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