JCSSS 5, 137 (P499857)

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 plot with preposed witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) za-ar
2. 1(disz) sig-te-la-e#?
3. 1(disz) sza-lim-a-hu
4. 1(disz) e2-a-kal
5. 1(disz) ri-is,-dingir
6. 1(disz) puzur4-e2-a
7. 1(disz)# szu-er3#-ra dub-sar#
8. 1(disz)# a#-gu-a-ni# [x?]
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}en-lil2#-la2#
  blank space
10. mah-ri2-szu-nu
reverse
1. n 5(disz) sar# 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ki
2. nig2-sa10# 2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar
3. i-ti#-a-hu#-um#? x?
4. gal-zu-di3#-[ku5?]
5. i-x x? [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
6. iti# ezem-mah#
7. mu si-mu-ur-ra{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. szu#-{d}er3-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu# [x?]-ba-za

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Sale(?) of a plot with preposed witnesses.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

legend with partial animal- contest scene of one of the witnesses

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026828 (composite) (P550436) S026828 Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499857

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.292

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 137

    [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
2024-08-07 at 09:54:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499857.
JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry (No. P499857). (2024, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499857 (Original work published 2017)
JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499857 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P499857
LB  - CDLI:P499857
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499857
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499857.
JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry (No. P499857). (2024, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499857 (Original work published 2017)
JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499857 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P499857
LB  - CDLI:P499857
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499857
ER  -
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