JCSSS 5, 003 (P499723)

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

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for large amounts of grain, principally as grain loans.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. un-da-ga sanga si-ma-num2{ki}
3. 1(u) 4(asz)# gur masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
4. [ki] ARAD2#-mu-ta
5. [n] 3(asz) [n?] 3(ban2)# gur sze lu2 u2-gu de2-a
6. ki a2#-zi-da-x
7. dumu ur-mes-ta
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra nig2-da#-ga#-ni#
9. edin-[e]-ki#-ag2#
10. 2(asz) gur masz2# 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
11. [n] gur#? [x] ru? AB
12. [n] 1(u) 5(asz) [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. szu-kab-ta#
14. 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. lu2-{d}da-mu
16. sze ur5-ra {d}nin-urta#
reverse
blank space
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. SAG-SZE-e?
3. [n] 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur# x [...]
4. [...] x [... n] 5(ban2)# sze gur#
5. sze# [ugula? e2? {d?}nin?]-urta#?
6. u3 sze# ARAD2-mu
7. edin-e#-ki-ag2
8. szu ba-ti#
blank space
9. mu en {d}inanna-unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3

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 (Receipt for large amounts of grain, principally as grain loans.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499723
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499723

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain) "du6-{d}en-lil2-la2", accd. to Allred and Owen near Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive	Aradmu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number	C.021

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 3

[Studevent-Hickman2018JCSSS5] Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin. 2018. Sumerian Texts from Ancient Iraq. From Ur III to 9/11. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series, Number 5. Atlanta: Lockwood Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-11-20 at 17:03:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-07 at 11:44:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499723.

JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry (No. P499723). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499723

JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499723 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499723},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P499723
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499723.

JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry (No. P499723). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499723

JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499723 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499723
LB  - CDLI:P499723
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499723
ER  -