S 84 (P482024)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum, Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum, Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Museum Number

S 84

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) gurusz a2# [1/2(disz)]
en: 40 male laborers, 1/2 labor,
based on SANTAG 6, 019 = P212191
2. mu 6(disz)-sze3
en: for 6 years,
3. szu-ku6-me
en: they being fishermen;
4. mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul#-ta
en: from year following: “For the 3rd time Simurrum was destroyed,”
reverse
1. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3-sze3
en: to the year following: “The wall was erected;”
2. 4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
en: 4 mana silver,
calculation: 40 × (2 shekels/year × 1/2 labor output) × 6 years = 240 shekels silver
3. ku3 nam-enku#
en: silver of the fisheries-tithe;
4. kiszib3 u3-ma#-[ni]
en: under seal of Umani.
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.38.00.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period	Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.38.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

20151014 englund: primary source for P212191 obv. i 1-5, 22

CDLI number	P482024
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P482024

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)	Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum, Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Museum Number	S 84
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	195239

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-14 at 12:13:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	George, Andrew R.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-10-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Kelley, Kathryn Erin	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“S 84 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 14, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P482024.

S 84 artifact entry (No. P482024). (2015, October 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482024

S 84 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482024 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {oct 14},
	title = {S 84 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482024},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/10/14/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P482024
LB  - CDLI:P482024
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - S 84 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482024
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“S 84 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 14, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P482024.

S 84 artifact entry (No. P482024). (2015, October 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482024

S 84 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482024 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2015S,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {oct 14},
	title = {S 84 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482024},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/10/14/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P482024
LB  - CDLI:P482024
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - S 84 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482024
ER  -