JCSSS 5, 026 (P499746)

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 (Record of seed grain and ox fodder.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur# numun mur-gu4
2. ur-{d#}dun# engar#
3. 3(barig) 2(ban2) ur#-al#-la#
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) lugal#-u2-szim-e
5. 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)#?
6. lu2-{d}li9:si4-na
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
8. [...] lu2#-{d}nin#-szubur#
reverse
blank space
1. szunigin [n] 3(barig) sze gur numun mur-ra#
2. engar# x x-ti?! x x
3. iti [sze]-sag11#-ku5#-ra#
4. u4 2(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-la#
5. a?-sza3# nin9#?-kal#?-la#?
6. 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 (Record of seed grain and ox fodder.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.03.12.25
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499746
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499746

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.060

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 26

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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, 026 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499746.

JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry (No. P499746). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499746

JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499746 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499746},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 026 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499746.

JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry (No. P499746). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499746

JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499746 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499746},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499746
LB  - CDLI:P499746
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499746
ER  -