JCSSS 5, 102 (P499822)

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 (Record of oxen from a field in use.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. gu4# bir3# 1(u)# 2(disz)#-kam# gu4 hun-ga2#
2. ki lu2-na#-ru2-a-ta
3. 3(disz) bir3# gu4# szu-ni-an-nam#
4. 3(disz) bir3 [gu4 ur?]-{d}nisaba# [...]
5. 6(disz) bir3 gu4#-e3#
6. gu4#-numun
7. 7(disz)#? bir3# gu4 gesz-ur3#? [...]
8. gu4 ARAD2-[mu]
9. engar ur-dun#
10. 6(disz) bir3 gu4-numun i3-za-num2#
11. 4(disz)# bir3 ur-KA-na-ra
12. 3(disz)# bir3 gu4 dah-u3
13. ($ blank space $) [1(u)] 3(disz)# gu4 bir3
14. engar# ur#-{d}dumu-zi-da
reverse
1. 1(disz) [bir3] gu4# gesz-ur3 i-ri-ib
2. 8(disz)# bir3# szu-ni-an-nam
3. 2(disz)# [n bir3] ARAD2-mu
4. 1(u)# 2(disz)# bir3 pa3-da
5. 2(disz) bir3 ugula e2 {d}inanna
6. 4(disz) bir3 ansze dah-u3
7. 2(disz) bir3 ur#-e2-mah#
8. 2(disz) bir3 ur-{d}en-ki#
9. 1(disz) bir3 gu4#? hun#? kin#? ur-[...]
10. 2(disz) bir3# lu2-na#-ru2-a [...]
11. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 6(disz) gu4 bir3
12. engar# ur-inim-gi-na#
13. gu4# si-ga a-sza3 ga-ma-ar-da
14. mu {d}na-ru2-a-mah# ba-du3

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 from a field in use.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.06.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499822
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499822

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.184

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 102

[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
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-07 at 11:44:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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, 102 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499822.

JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry (No. P499822). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499822

JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499822 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499822
LB  - CDLI:P499822
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499822
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 102 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499822.

JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry (No. P499822). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499822

JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499822 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499822
LB  - CDLI:P499822
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499822
ER  -