JCSSS 5, 021 (P499741)

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

Cite

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 (Grain expenditures from an individual.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
2. ad-da-kal-la#
3. 3(ban2) ur-{d#}nin#-su4-an-na
4. ARAD2-tur dumu a-mu
5. 5(disz) sila3 dumu# ur#-{d}da-mu#
reverse
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 gur
2. ki nin9-ki-ag2-ta#
3. ba-zi
4. iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) ba-zal
5. mu si-mu-ru-um 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 (Grain expenditures from an individual.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.03.10.10
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499741
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499741

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.049

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 21

[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
2018-04-23 at 11:53:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-07 at 11:44:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499741.

JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry (No. P499741). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499741

JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499741 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499741},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P499741
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499741.

JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry (No. P499741). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499741

JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499741 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499741},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499741
LB  - CDLI:P499741
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499741
ER  -