JCSSS 5, 070 (P499790)

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 (Receipt for a delivery of grain rations for men of Šimanum.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) sze gur
2. sze-ba si-ma-num2{ki#}-ma-sze3
3. mu szabra {d#}nin-urta-sze3
4. ki ARAD2-mu-ta#
reverse
1. {d}suen#-hi-li#
2. szu ba-ti
3. gur# mu-kux(DU)
4. a-sza3 nin9-kal-la#
5. iti sig4-ga
6. u4 1(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en#-am-gal en {d}inanna ba-hun#

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 (Receipt for a delivery of grain rations for men of Šimanum.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.04.03.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499790
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499790

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.130

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 70

[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 11:44:10	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, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499790.

JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry (No. P499790). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499790

JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499790 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499790},
}

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DA  - 2017/1/30/
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LB  - CDLI:P499790
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499790.

JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry (No. P499790). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499790

JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499790 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499790
LB  - CDLI:P499790
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499790
ER  -