Sumer 54, 030 01 (P499312)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze-numun mur-gu4 gur
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar
3. ki gu-du-du-ta
blank space
4. szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta
7. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
8. 4(bur3) 1(esze3)#? 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta
9. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta
11. 1(bur3) GAN2 8(disz)-ta
12. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
13. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 gur
calculation 1: (27.5/18 × 30 × 10.5) + (253.5/18 × 30 × 9) + (78.5/18 × 30 × 9.5) + (85/18 × 30 × 9) + (6/18 × 30 × 8.5) + (18/18 × 30 × 8) + (4/18 × 30 × 9) = 23;4,4,6 40/60 (?)
calculation 2: (27.5/18 × 30 × 12!) + (253.5/18 × 30 × 11!) + (78.5/18 × 30 × 9.5) + (85/18 × 30 × 9) + (6/18 × 30 × 8.5) + (18/18 × 30 × 8) + (4/18 × 30 × 9) = 26;4,5,9 30/60 (?)
14. mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur
calculation 1: 26.25 bur3 × 200 sila3 per bur3 = 17;2,3,0
calculation 2: 26.5833 bur3 (l. 8 2(esze3)) × 200 sila3 per bur3 = 17;3,3,6 40/60
reverse
1. 1(disz) amar gu4 1(barig) 3(ban2)
2. 1(disz) amar ansze 1(barig)
3. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)
4. im gurum2 gu4 apin
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5. szunigin 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 sze gur
6. zi-[ga-am3]
7. szunigin 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 [sze gur]
8. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
9. i-szar-ru-um nu-banda3-gu4
10. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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	Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499312
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499312

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	99.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 141862
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	191602

References

primary: Sumer 54 (pp. 28-47), 030 01

[al-Mutawalli2009Sumer54] Mutawalli, Nawala Ahmed al-. 2009. “New Agricultural Cuneiform Texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur in The Iraq Museum.” Sumer 54: 28–47.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-18 at 09:58:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-05-26 at 09:27:38	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-18 at 16:06:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-18 at 16:05:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-14 at 03:10:35	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-14 at 02:48:46	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-09 at 11:11:55	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-08 at 10:56:13	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 030 01 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499312.

Sumer 54, 030 01 artifact entry (No. P499312). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499312 (Original work published 2016)

Sumer 54, 030 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499312 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 030 01 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499312.

Sumer 54, 030 01 artifact entry (No. P499312). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499312 (Original work published 2016)

Sumer 54, 030 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499312 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	month = {jun 18},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499312},
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