JCSSS 5, 100 (P499820)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of remainder of winnowed grain.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (partially obscured by envelope)
obverse
1. 5(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur?
2. ib2-tak4 sze gesz-e3-a
3. ur-dun engar
reverse
1. iti apin-du8-a
2. u4 n 4(disz) ba-zal
3. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-<hun>-ga2
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) 5(ban2)# sze# [gur?]
2. ib2-tak4 sze gesz-e3#-a#
  blank space
  seal impression
3. [ur]-dun#? [engar]
reverse
1. iti# [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu# en# [...]
seal 1
1. ur-dun
2. dumu# pa3#-da# KI-BUR#?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of remainder of winnowed grain.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

legend of the holder

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499820

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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.179

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 100

    [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, 100 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499820.
JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry (No. P499820). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499820
JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499820 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499820},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499820
LB  - CDLI:P499820
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499820
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 100 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499820.
JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry (No. P499820). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499820
JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499820 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499820},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499820
LB  - CDLI:P499820
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499820
ER  - 
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