Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a (P500132)

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 500132

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
1. 1/2(disz)#? ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal
2. 3(disz) kusz3 sukud
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal
5. 1(disz) kusz3# [ba]-an-gi4
6. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sukud
7. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
reverse
1. di-ni-li2
2. lu2 adab{ki}
3. szu ba-ti sig4 ki-ba gi4-gi4-dam
4. e2 ge6-par4 ga#-esz{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba?-hun?
seal 1
1. di!-ku5?-i3-li2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-kal-la gu-za-la2

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500132

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 500132
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193746

References

  • primary: Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a

    [Steinkeller2015LaborAncientWorld] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2015. “The Employment of Labor on National Building Projects in the Ur III Period.” Edited by Piotr Steinkeller and Michael Hudson. Labor in the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-05-19 at 22:04:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 21:00:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-23 at 06:59:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500132.
Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a artifact entry (No. P500132). (2017, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500132
Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500132 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500132.
Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a artifact entry (No. P500132). (2017, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500132
Labor in Ancient World 5, 219 T16a artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500132 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500132},
}

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DA  - 2017/2/21/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500132
LB  - CDLI:P500132
M1  - 2026/10/28/
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