JCSSS 5, 117 (P499837)

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 (A short balanced account of grain.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur sze#-ba su-bi2-ri2-a-MAN?-um
4. 6(asz) gur numun mur-gu4
5. 1(u) 4(barig) gur
6. zi-ga-am3
7. 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
8. [...] x-a
reverse
1. sze# x x? gu4#?-ka
blank space
2. nig2-ka9-ak#
3. ki ARAD2#-mu
4. iti kin-{d}inanna u4# 1(u) 6(disz) ba#-zal#
5. mu# en {d#}inanna# unu#{ki#} masz2#-e# i3#-pa3#

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 (A short balanced account of grain.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.02.06.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499837
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499837

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.243

References

primary: JCSSS 5, 117

[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
2019-11-20 at 17:03:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-19 at 15:39:28	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, 117 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499837.

JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry (No. P499837). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499837

JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499837 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499837},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P499837
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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 117 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499837.

JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry (No. P499837). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499837

JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499837 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499837},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499837
LB  - CDLI:P499837
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499837
ER  -