JCSSS 5, 056 (P499776)

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 (Balanced account of gír -gul -wool with silver equivalent.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
2. sza3-bi-ta#
3. 1(u) ma-na ur-KA-na-ra
4. 8(disz) ma-na siki-ba mu# 2(disz)-kam
5. e2-e#-ba-ab-du7
6. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7. siki-bi 3(u)# 6(disz)# 2/3(disz)# ma-na#
8. ARAD2#-mu#
9. [...]
reverse
1. [szunigin? 5(u)] 4(disz)# 2/3(disz)# ma-na
2. zi#-ga#-am3
3. ib2-tak4# 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-na# siki
4. ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
blank space
5. nig2-ka9-ak e2-e-ba-ab-du7
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 (Balanced account of gír -gul -wool with silver equivalent.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499776
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499776

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.105

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 56

[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 11:53:21	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, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499776.

JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry (No. P499776). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499776

JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499776 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499776
LB  - CDLI:P499776
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499776
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499776.

JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry (No. P499776). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499776

JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499776 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499776
LB  - CDLI:P499776
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499776
ER  -