Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 (P480073)

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.71

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. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin
 en: 5 ban2 6 sila3 barley flour
2. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
 en: on the 28th day;
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
 en: from Lu-dingira.
4. kiszib3 ensi2
 en: under seal of the governor;
reverse
1. iti dal
 en: month “Flight,”
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
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: the governor
3. umma{ki}
 en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P480073 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 dabin dabin[semolina] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 7 8(disz)-kam 8(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 8 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 lu2-dingir-ra-ta Ludingira[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 10 kiszib3 kiszib[seal] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 12 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 dal Dal[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 ma2 ma[ship] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 {d}en-ki Enki[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 17 ba-ab-du8 du[caulk] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 kal-ga kalag[strong] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 21 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 uri5{ki}-ma Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 23 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 an-ub-da anubda[quarter] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 limmu2-ba limmu[four] NUM NU Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 26 a-a-kal-la Ayakala[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 umma{ki} Umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 29 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

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/P480073

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.71
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194082

References

  • primary: Akkadica 135/1, p.73-105, p. 90-92 9

    [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
2015-03-20 at 11:01:22 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, 090-092 09 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480073.
Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 artifact entry (No. P480073). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480073
Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480073 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480073.
Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 artifact entry (No. P480073). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480073
Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480073 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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