Sumer 54, 034 03 (P499314)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 141865

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

99.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) sze-numun mur-gu4 gur
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sza3-gal amar
3. ki gu-du-du-ta
  blank space
4. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
  blank space
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)-ta
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) x GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta
  edition has 6+3(bur3) 5#?(iku) GAN2
8. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
  edition has 2/3(iku)
9. 2(esze3) 4(iku) n GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta
10. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
11. 2(esze3) 4(iku)#? GAN2 8(disz)-ta
12. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
13. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
reverse
1. mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
2. 1(disz) amar gu4 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
3. 3(disz) amar ansze 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. im gurum2 gu4 apin-ta
  blank space
6. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sze gur
7. zi-ga-am3
8. la2-ia3 1(u) 2(barig) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur sze
  blank space
9. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
10. lu2-banda3{da} nu-banda3-gu4?
11. a de2-a
12. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499314

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 99.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 26.0 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 141865
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191604

References

  • primary: Sumer 54 (pp. 28-47), 034 03

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 09:58:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:05:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:54:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 03:14:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:51:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 01:07:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 01:01:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-08 at 12:08:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 034 03 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499314.
Sumer 54, 034 03 artifact entry (No. P499314). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499314 (Original work published 2016)
Sumer 54, 034 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499314 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 54, 034 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499314},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 034 03 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499314.
Sumer 54, 034 03 artifact entry (No. P499314). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499314 (Original work published 2016)
Sumer 54, 034 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499314 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499314},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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