Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 (P500117)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 500117

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 lugal!-me-a ugula
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ARAD2 dumu-ni
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-mar#!-tu#
4. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szu-6(disz)
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}kal-kal
6. usz2 {d}szara2-me-a-tum2
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-[x]
8. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}nisaba?
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 szesz-kal-la
10. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 nam-lugal-ni-du10
11. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-gu2-edin-na
12. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur?-sukkal
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 giri3-ni-i3-sa6
14. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-nesag-e
column 2
1. dumu nin-ur2-ra-ni
2. usz2 lu2-bala-saga
3. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 dingir-su-ra-bi2
4. 1(asz) 4(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 1(asz@c) x x
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ab-ba-gi-na dumu sza-at-i3-li2
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-lugal dumu um-mi-da-ba-ad
8. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 inim-{d}szara2 dumu im-ti-dam
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-me-lam2 dumu um-mi-esz18-dar
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ri-is,-dingir
2. zah3-ta gur-ra
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ur-{d}da#-ni dumu ur-am3-ma engar
4. ki lugal-ku3-zu nu-banda3-gu4-ta
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
  seal impression
1. szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz ugula 1(barig) 4(disz)
2. szunigin# 2(disz) gurusz#? 4(ban2)# tug2-ta
3. szunigin# 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz# 3(ban2) tug2-ta
4. szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
5. ug3#-IL2#-me#
6. ugula lugal-me-a
7. iti dal
8. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. lugal-me-a
2. ugula nam-1(u)#
3. ARAD2 {d}nin-ur4-[ra]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003594 (composite) (P456304) S003594 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500117

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) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 500117
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193895

References

  • primary: Vanderroost diss., p. 230, T 12

    [Vanderroost2013diss] Vanderroost, Nicolas. 2013. “Organisation Administrative Du Bureau de l’agriculture d’Umma à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur.” Phdthesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles .

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-10-08 at 23:36:36 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Submitted View
2024-06-12 at 09:16:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-04-24 at 01:41:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-26 at 09:27:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:04:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-02 at 21:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-14 at 02:27:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-14 at 02:27:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-13 at 04:02:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-12 at 01:40:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-06 at 06:03:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Vanderroost Diss. p. 230, T 12 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500117.
Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 artifact entry (No. P500117). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500117 (Original work published 2017)
Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500117 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500117},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Vanderroost Diss. p. 230, T 12 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500117.
Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 artifact entry (No. P500117). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500117 (Original work published 2017)
Vanderroost diss. p. 230, T 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500117 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500117},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
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