Fs Vargyas 289 04 (P499918)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan

Museum Collection(s)

Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan

Museum Number

Anonymous 499918

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 gaba
2. dingir-ra ka e2-a-sze3 gaba-ri
3. 1(disz) udu gir-ru-um sze 1(disz) sila3
4. 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3-<ta>
5. 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 gaba
7. {gesz}banszur# u4-te-na-sze3
8. 1(disz) udu# eme#-gi sze 1(disz) sila3
9. nig2-ki-zah3#?-sze3
10. iti-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-ra-zal
11. 2(disz) udu gir-ru-um sze 1(disz) sila3-ta
12. 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3-ta
13. 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3
14. 2(disz) masz2 gaba
15. {gesz}banszur <a2> gu2 [zi-ga-sze3]
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1(disz) sila3
2. ur3-ra {d}utu e2? 3(u)
3. 1(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3
4. ka e2-a-sze3 sila e3
5. 2(disz) udu eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3
6. ru!-ba-ti-a igi-du8
7. 1(disz) eme-gi sze 1/2(disz) sila3
8. {gesz}banszur e2 u4-te-na
9. iti-ta u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-ra-zal
10. 2(u)
11. zi-ga didli

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499918

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan
Museum Number Anonymous 499918
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196869

References

  • primary: Fs Vargyas (pp. 283 - 315), 289 04

    [Sigrist2014FsVargyas] Sigrist, Marcel, and Uri Gabbay. 2014. “Eighteen Cuneiform Inscriptions from the Ur III and Old-Babylonian Periods.” Studies in Economic and Social History of the Ancient Near East in Memory of Péter Vargyas, 283–315.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-05-19 at 22:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-06 at 18:08:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-20 at 07:58:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 289 04 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 15, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499918.
Fs Vargyas 289 04 artifact entry (No. P499918). (2017, February 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499918
Fs Vargyas 289 04 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499918 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 289 04 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 15, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499918.
Fs Vargyas 289 04 artifact entry (No. P499918). (2017, February 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499918
Fs Vargyas 289 04 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499918 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {feb 15},
	title = {Fs {Vargyas} 289 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499918},
}

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PY  - 2017
ID  - P499918
LB  - CDLI:P499918
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Fs Vargyas 289 04 artifact entry
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