AAS 102+205 (P100089)

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

Museum Collection(s)

College de France, Paris, France

Museum Number

CFC 011+ CFC 149

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(gesz2) 5(u) mer
2. 3(u) kur
3. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 bar ki
4. a-sza3-bi 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2# [x]
5.a. 3(u)
  u rotated 90 degrees clockwise
5.b. a-na-lu2# [...]
5.c. 1(esze3) GAN2 ur-{d}nin#-[...]
  calculation: 30 × 30 = 9 iku
6.a. 3(u)
  u rotated 90 degrees clockwise
6.b. ur-{d}dumu#-[zi ...]
  calculation: 30 × 30 = 9 iku
7.a. 5(u)
  u rotated 90 degrees clockwise
7.b. ur-a-mir#-[za ...]
  calculation: 50 × 30 = 15 iku
  blank space
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)-ta# [...]
9. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)-ta# [...]
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta# [...]
11. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 2(ban2)-[ta ...]
12. 5(iku) GAN2 su3# [...]
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2# [...]
  calculation: 9 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 5 = 44 iku
14. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz)# [sze gur]
  calculation: 9x3:3,4 + 6x2;3,4 + 9x4;1,2 + 15x4;0,2 + 5x0 = 143;2,0 ?
reverse
1. ur#-[...]
2. 4(iku) [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ...]
3. 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
4. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 [...]
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2# [...]
6. sze-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) gur# [...]
7. da-a-ga# [...]
  blank space
8. a-sza3 gesz-x-[...]
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120405 englund: parallel to P101087 = AnOr 01, 096

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100089

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) College de France, Paris, France
Museum Number CFC 011+ CFC 149
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015830

References

  • primary: AAS, 102+205

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

  • history: BSA 5, 172, fig. 20

    [Liverani1990BSA5] Liverani, Mario. 1990. “The Shape of Neo-Sumerian Fields.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 147–86.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 17

    [Maekawa1974agricultural-production] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1974. “Agricultural Production in Ancient Sumer.” Zinbun 13: 1–60.

    (join noted)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 08:28:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-04-05 at 13:28:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-04 at 08:10:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:03:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:37:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AAS 102+205 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100089.
AAS 102+205 artifact entry (No. P100089). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100089 (Original work published 2001)
AAS 102+205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100089 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {AAS 102+205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100089},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AAS 102+205 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100089.
AAS 102+205 artifact entry (No. P100089). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100089 (Original work published 2001)
AAS 102+205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100089 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {AAS 102+205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100089},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100089
LB  - CDLI:P100089
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - AAS 102+205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100089
ER  -
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