JCSSS 5, 132 (P499852)

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 (Account of grain with remainder.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz)# sze gur
2. a#-sza3# du6?-ge6
3. x [...]-sza3#? an#-na-x-[x?]
4. 3(asz)# [n ...] szu-na-mu-gi4#
  blank space
5. 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
6. uru4-a# ur-{d}suen nu-banda3#
7. sza3#-bi-ta#
8. n 4(asz)# ugula e2# {d}nin#-urta# x?
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) edin#-e#-ki#-ag2#
10. 1(asz) n 3(ban2)? lugal-engar#?
  blank space
11. [szunigin n] 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze# gur#
reverse
1. [x] x szu ti-a
2. x-{d}suen-ka
3. 6(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2)#
  erasure at end of line
4. ib2-tak4 <nig2>-ka9-ak
5. ki# lu2-{d#}da-mu#
6. iti# du6-ku3-ga#
7. mu# {d}i#-bi2#-{d#}suen# lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of grain with remainder.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499852

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.281

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 132

    [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 View
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 132 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499852.
JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry (No. P499852). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499852
JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499852 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499852},
}

TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 132 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499852.
JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry (No. P499852). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499852
JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499852 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499852
LB  - CDLI:P499852
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499852
ER  - 
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