Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 (P480071)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Number

DMMA AA.TC.69

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. 1(ban2) kasz saga u4 4(disz)-kam
 en: 1 ban2 fine beer on the 4th day,
2. 1(ban2) kasz saga u4 5(disz)-kam
 en: 1 ban2 fine beer on the 5th day,
3. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(barig) kasz du
 en: 1 ban2 fine beer, 1 barig regular quality beer
4. u4 6(disz)-kam
 en: on the 6th day,
5. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
 en: (5) 1 ban2 fine beer, 1 barig 3 ban2 regular quality beer
reverse
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
 en: on the 7th day;
2. ki ur-mes-ta
 en: from Ur-mes.
3. iti pa4-u2-e
 en: month “Pa’ue,”
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The high priest of Ga’eš was installed.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d#}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šū-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four regions:
column 2
1. a-a-kal#-[la]
 en: Ayakalla,
2. ensi2#
 en: governor
3. umma[{ki}]
 en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-[zu]
 en: is your servant.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P480071 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 4 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 4(disz)-kam 4(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 6 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 9 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 5(disz)-kam 5(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 11 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 14 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 17 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 6(disz)-kam 6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 19 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 22 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 26 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 7(disz)-kam 7(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 28 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 ur-mes-ta Urmes[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 30 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 pa4-u2-e Pa'u'e[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 en en[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 ga-esz{ki} Ga'esz[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 35 ba-hun hug[hire] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 kal-ga kalag[strong] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 39 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 uri5{ki}-ma Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 41 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 an-ub-da anubda[quarter] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 limmu2-ba limmu[four] NUM NU Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 44 a-a-kal-la Ayakala[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 umma{ki} Umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 47 ARAD2-zu arad[slave] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.09.11.04 to Amar-Suen.09.11.07

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480071

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) Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Museum Number DMMA AA.TC.69
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194080

References

  • primary: Akkadica 135/1, p.73-105, p. 86-88 7

    [Niederreiter2014texts] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2014. “Fourteen Ur III Texts Belonging to the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal and the Département Des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques.” Akkadica 135/1: 73–105.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-04 at 16:47:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-20 at 11:01:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480071.
Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 artifact entry (No. P480071). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480071
Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480071 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480071.
Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 artifact entry (No. P480071). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480071
Akkadica 135/1, 086-088 07 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480071 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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