JCSSS 5, 069 (P499789)

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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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 oxen out.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. gu4# bir3# 6(disz)-kam
2. ur#-{d}asznan#
3. 6(disz)# ur-{d}nin-urta
4. 3(disz) la-a#-la#
5. 3(disz)# dingir-ra# sipa
6. [n] ur-abul
7. 3(disz)# lugal-ku3#-balag?
8. 3(disz)# szabra {d#}inanna#?
9. 3(disz) ur-ki-es3 dumu# ur#?-li
10. 3(disz)# ur#-du6-ku3 ugula
11. [n] ma-ti-lum
12. [...] ur-gu2-a-ba
13. [n] 2(disz) ti-in-gi4-x
14. [...] lu2-{d#}inanna#
15. [...] x na#?-silim
16. [...] lugal#-ezem#
17. [...] na-silim
18. 3(disz) ur-sukkal
19. 3(disz) ur-{d}suen
20. 3(disz) a2-bi2-lum-ma
column 2
1. n [...]
2. 3(disz)# x-[...]
3. 1(disz) KAL? [...]
4. 2(disz) lugal-[...]
5. 3(disz)# ur-{d}en-ki#
6. 2(disz) da-ga#
7. 3(disz) ARAD2-mu#
8. 3(disz) ba-lu5
9. 3(disz) ba#-a-du muhaldim
10. [n] ur#-{d}suen dam-gar3
11. 3(disz)# ur-e2#-ha?-ma#? nagar#
12. 3(disz)# bi2-gub#-ba
13. 3(disz)# a-kal-la# szu-ku6#
14. 3(disz) ur#-{d}suen min
15. 2(disz)# e2-e-ba-ab-du7
16. 3(disz)# ur-ni11#-x
17. dumu puzur4#-{d}en-lil2
18. 3(disz) ur#?-{d}en-lil2
19. 3(disz) szesz-ku-li
20. 3(disz) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
21. 3(disz) {d}en-lil2-la2 muhaldim
22. n [...] x
23. [n] i#-ri#-ib
24. 1(disz) ki#-na-mu-szi
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) gu4 bir3# x
2. 3(disz) a2-ba#-ba
3. 1(disz) dumu bu-ku-usz
4. 3(disz) NE#?-li#-mu
5. 3(disz) lugal#-kas4-e
6. 3(disz) un#-da-ga
7. 2(disz)# nam#-ha-ni
8. 3(disz) id#-lul
9. 3(disz) lu2-sa6#-ga
10. 3(disz) {d}en-lil2-mas-[su2]
11. 3(disz)# ur-nigar#{gar}
12. 2(disz) temen-<me>-a-ni
13. 2(disz)? ur-{d}da-mu#
14. dumu szu-er3-ra#-me#
15. 3(disz) i-ri#-ib#
16. 3(disz) ur-{d#}[...]
17. 3(disz)# ur#-KA-na-ra
18. 3(disz) lugal#-a2-zi-da gu-za-la2
19. 1(disz) un-da-ga
20. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 4(u)
21. sza3#-gu4 [...]
22. 1(u) 3(disz) puzur4#-e2#-[a]
column 2
1. 1(u)# 5(disz)# lu2-su4
2. 1(u) 8(disz) a#-iri#-mu
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ad-da#-kal-la
4. [...] da-du-a
5. [n] 2(disz) un#-da#-ga nu-banda3 {d}inanna
6. [...] lu2#-{d}suen
blank space
7. gu4-e3
8. mu si-mu-ru-um# ba-hul
blank space

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 oxen out.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P499789
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499789

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.126

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 69

[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 11:44:10	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, 069 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499789.

JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry (No. P499789). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499789

JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499789 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499789},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 069 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499789.

JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry (No. P499789). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499789

JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499789 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499789
LB  - CDLI:P499789
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499789
ER  -