JCSSS 5, 061 (P499781)

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

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 grain loans of Ninurta for agricultural officials.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) engar 1(asz) sze gur-ta
2. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
3. 1(asz) gur nu-banda3
4. sze-bi 8(asz) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. sze ur5-ra# ki szabra
2. {d#}nin-urta-ta
3. lu2-isin2{+si}-na nu-banda3
4. szu ba-ti
  blank space
  seal impression
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  some text moved to next line
6. mu si-mu#-ru#-um{ki} ba#-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-i3-si-na
2. dumu lugal-a2-zi-[da?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for grain loans of Ninurta for agricultural officials.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

legend of the recipient

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005069 (composite) (P457779) S005069 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.01.07

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499781

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.110

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 61

    [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 View
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 061 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499781.
JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry (No. P499781). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499781
JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499781 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499781},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499781
LB  - CDLI:P499781
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499781
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 061 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499781.
JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry (No. P499781). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499781
JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499781 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499781},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499781
LB  - CDLI:P499781
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499781
ER  - 
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