JCSSS 5, 080 (P499800)

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 (Sale of a female slave.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag-munus#
2. u-bar-tum mu#-ni#
3. nig2-sa10#-ma-ni# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3#
4. e-la-ak-nu#-id#
  erasure between la and ak ?
5. lugal-me-me3-a#
6. in-szi-sa10#
7. igi szar-ru-kal
8. ha-za-num2-sze3
9. ur#-{d}nin-urta# nu-banda3#
10. edin-<e-ki>-ag2-ga2
11. dumu ka5-a#
reverse
1. dingir-lu-ba-ni#
2. szu-ni-te#-<ra> engar#
3. lugal-geszkim-ti#
  blank space
  seal impression
4. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
5. iti# szu#-numun
6. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki#} lu-lu-bu-um#{ki} a-ra2 9(disz)-kam-ma-asz2 ba#-hul#
seal 1
1. szar-ru-kal#
2. dumu gu?-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Sale of a female slave.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal legend and animal-contest scene of the principal witness, a mayor

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499800

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.144

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 80

    [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
2018-04-23 at 11:53:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499800.
JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry (No. P499800). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499800
JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499800 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499800
LB  - CDLI:P499800
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499800
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499800.
JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry (No. P499800). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499800
JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499800 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499800
LB  - CDLI:P499800
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499800
ER  - 
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