AAS 030 (P100018)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 20063

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [gin2 szum2]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
3. i-di3#-[a]
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2]
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ar-szi-ah
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-bu-du10
10. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 <<5(disz) sila3>> ninda 5(disz) [gin2] szum2#
11. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. x x x x
2. 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2] szum2#
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2] naga#
4. x-[...]-ba
5. 5(disz)# sila3 [kasz] 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2]
6. 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
7. x-x [...]
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [kasz] saga#
9. szunigin# 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz# du x x [...]
10. szunigin# [x] 1/2(disz) sila3 [...] i3 1(u) 2(disz)? gin2# naga
left
1. iti nesag u4 1(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100018

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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 20063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015759

References

  • primary: AAS, 30

    [Gregoire1970AAS] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1970. Archives Administratives Sumériennes. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-21 at 13:07:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:03:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 030 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100018.
AAS 030 artifact entry (No. P100018). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100018
AAS 030 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100018 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100018
LB  - CDLI:P100018
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - AAS 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100018
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 030 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100018.
AAS 030 artifact entry (No. P100018). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100018
AAS 030 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100018 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100018
LB  - CDLI:P100018
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - AAS 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100018
ER  - 
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