Halton diss. no. 64 (P514382)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CMNH 30498-21

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
column 1
1. [n ...]
en: ...
2. [n ...]
en: ...
3. [ki] a-szi-an-x
en: with Aši’an...,
4. 3(disz) ab-ba-mu
en: 3 Abbamu,
5. ugula a-gu-du
en: overseer: Agudu,
6. lu2 mar-ha-szi i3-dab5
en: did the man of Marḫaši accept;
7. 5(disz) lu2 tir 1(disz) ugula
en: 5 forresters, 1 overseer,
8. uri5{ki}-sze3
en: to Ur,
9. ugula ur-{d}szara2
en: overseer: Ur-Šara;
blank space
erasures
11. 1(disz) geme2 ur-nigar{gar}
en: 1 female laborer, Ur-nigar,
12. a-kal-la i3-dab5
en: did Akalla accept,
13. ugula er3-ri-ib
en: overseer: Errib;
blank space
erasures
15. 1(disz) ur-gu2-de3-na
en: 1 Ur-Gu’edena
16. ga2-nun-sze3
en: to the storehouse,
17. ugula e2-a-lu-bi
en: overseer: Ea-lubi;
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu dumu szabra
en: 1 Ur-Utu, son of the chief household administrator,
19. 1(disz) a-kal-la
en: 1 Akalla,
column 2
1. [...]
en: ...,
2. [...]
en: ...,
3. 1(disz) [...]
en: 1 ...,
4. nu-[...]
en: ...,
5. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
en: 1 Lugal-...,
6. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
en: 1 Lugal-...,
7. 1(disz) lugal-szu-nir-re#?
en: 1 Lugal-šunirre,
8. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
en: 1 Lugirizal,
9. 1(disz) gi-gi IL2?
en: 1 Gigi, parter?,
10. szu-ku6-me ugula ur-{d}suen#
en: they are fishermen, overseer: Ur-Suen;
11. i7 ib2-tusz
en: river stationed,
12. ugula lu2-kal-la
en: overseer: Lukalla;
13. 2(disz) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
en: 2 Lugal-ušur,
14. 1(disz) a2-gal2-nu-tuku
en: 1 Agalnutuku,
blank space
erasures
15. lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) i3-dab5
en: did Lugal-ušur accept;
16. 1(disz) ur4-sza3-ta-lu2 dub-sar kasz x
en: 1 Urszatalu, the scribe of beer ...,
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu da-zi-gi4
en: 1 Lu-Šara, son of Dazigi,
2. szu-bar-ra
en: ...,
3. 1(disz) lugal-nig2-lagar-e lunga {d}gu-la
en: 1 Lugal-niglagare, brewer of Gula
4. 1(disz) nimgir-di-de3 gudu4
en: 1 Nimgirdine, the priest,
5. lu2-tur-tur i3-dab5
en: did Lu-turtur accept;
6. 1(disz) du-du-am3 u3 lu2-ba-x
en: 1 Duduam and Lu-ba...,
7. ni2-du11-ga i3-dab5
en: Biduga received (him);
8. 1(disz) ugula lu2-giri17-zal
en: 1 overseer Lugirizal,
9. 2(disz) ugula e2-a-lu2-bi
en: 2 overseers Ea-lubi,
10. ki-bi ib2-tusz
en: ... stationed;
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi
en: 1 Ur-Mami ,
12. ga2-nun gesz-{kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|)#-da?
en: to the waterskin storehouse (?),
13. ugula lu2-{d}x-[...]
en: overseer Lu-...,
14. 1(disz) ur-sila-luh x [...]
en: 1 Ur-silaluḫ ...,
15. 1(disz) a-tu [...]
en: 1 Atu ...,
16. 1(disz) ur-[...]
en: 1 Ur-...,
17. ugula szu#-[...]
en: ugula Šu-...,
18. e2#-[...]
en: E-...;
19. [...]
en: ...,
column 2
1. 5(disz)? gurusz ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
en: 5 male laborers, overseer: Lugal-mumag,
2. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
en: 1 Namḫani
3. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
en: 1 Lu-Šara
4. ugula ma2-gur8-re
en: overseer Magurre;
5. 3(disz) gurusz ugula e2-a-lu-bi
en: 3 workmen, overseer Ea-lubi;
6. 2(disz) e2-uz-ga ib2-tusz
en: 2 e’uzga stationed,
7. 1(disz) x-x ugula e2-a-lu-bi
en: 1 ..., overseer Ea-lubi;
8. ki-a-nag ur-{d}szara2
en: libation place , Ur-Šara;
9. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-du8
en: 1 Lugal-magure, the door keeper,
10. 1(disz) a2-na-na lu2 azlag2
en: 1 Anana, the fuller,
11. ki lu2-kal-la
en: with Lukalla;
12. 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2-mu
en: 2 male laborers, overseer: ARADmu,
13. 2(disz) gurusz ugula e2-a-lu-bi
en: 2 male laborers, overseer: Ea-lubi;
14. u2-IL2 zi-zi
en: ...;
15. 2(disz) dumu lugal-e2-mah-e nagar
en: 2 sons of Lugalemaḫe, the carpenter,
16. 1(disz) gurusz ha-da maszkim a-pi4-sal4{ki}
en: 1 male laborer, Ḫada, enforcer, Apisal,
17. 1(disz) gurusz engar gesz-i3
en: 1 male laborer, plowman of sesame(?);
18. ad-kup4-sze3 u4 3(u) la2 2(disz@t)-sze3
en: for the matter, 28 days;
19. a-gu i3-dab5
en: did Agu accept;
20. 1(disz) geme2 ur-{d}GIR3-DUN dag ka KU
en: 1 female laborer, Ur-GIR3-DUN ...,
21. [1(disz)] geme2# szesz-kal-la ugula ma2-gur8-re [...]-x-e-ni-x
en: 1 female laborer, Šeškalla, overseer Magurre, ...
22. [...]
en: ...,
left
column 1
1. x szu-ku6 ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni
en: ... fisherman, overseer Lugal-kugani;
2. [n] il2 ur-sze3
en: n porters ...
3. 1(disz) ur-dun 1(disz) ur-saga ugula x-mu
en: 1 Ur-dun 1 Ur-saga, overseer: ...mu;
column 2
1. guru7 ib2-tusz?
en: at the silo stationed (?);
2. 2(disz) e2-gal-e-si
en: 2 Egalesi,
3. guru7 uri5{ki}
en: silo of Ur;
column 3
1. 1(u) ugula ARAD2-mu dub-sar
en: 10, overseer ARADmu, the scribe
2. x-{d}ab-ba-u2 i3-dab5
en: the sila3 measures, did Abba’u accept;
3. 1(disz) e2-sag-il2-la
en: 1 Esagila,
4. gi-il2 1(u)-a bi2 nigin2
en: reed porters, ...,
5. ugula lu2-ka-ni
en: overseer: Lukani.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P514382
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P514382

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)	Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CMNH 30498-21
Accession Number

References

primary: Halton diss., 64

[Halton2011diss] Halton, Charles. 2011. “A Study on Tablets in the Collection of the Carnegie Museum.” Phdthesis, Hebrew Union College.
history: Owen, David I. (unpublished)

[sec132994] Owen, David I. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-30 at 10:32:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-12 at 08:30:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-09-12 at 06:44:06	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-09-12 at 06:43:09	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-09-03 at 13:55:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-08-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Owen, David I.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Halton Diss. No. 64 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P514382.

Halton diss. no. 64 artifact entry (No. P514382). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P514382 (Original work published 2019)

Halton diss. no. 64 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P514382 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P514382},
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Cite this Artifact

“Halton Diss. No. 64 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P514382.

Halton diss. no. 64 artifact entry (No. P514382). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P514382 (Original work published 2019)

Halton diss. no. 64 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P514382 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {Halton diss. no. 64 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P514382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P514382},
}

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