AnOr 01, 183 (P101174)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 253

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(disz) dug dida] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 jug wort, 5 sila3 fine beer,
2. [n(ban2)] ninda# 2(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2# naga
 en: ... ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 3(disz)# sa szum2
 en: 3 bundles onions,
4. szu-{d}nu-musz-da sukkal gaba-asz
 en: for Šū-Numušda, the messenger, to the frontier;
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread,
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundle onions,
8. ba-ba-a sukkal ka-us2-sa2
 en: Babaya, the messenger, the ka’usa;
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundle onions,
4. a-tu gaba-ta
 en: for Atu, from the frontier,
5. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
 en: total: 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jug);
6. szunigin# 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz
 en: total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 8 sila3 beer;
7. szunigin n(ban2)# n(disz)# sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
 en: total: n ban2, n sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil;
8. [szunigin 6(disz) gin2] naga
 en: total: 6 shekels alkali-plant,
9. [szunigin 5(disz)] sa szum2
 en: total: 5 bundles onions,
10. [u4 n]-kam
 en: nth day,
  some text moved to next line
11. iti pa4-u2-e
 en: month: “pa’u’e,”
12. [mu] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul#
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P101174

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) Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Museum Number BNUS 253
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007751

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 183

    [Schneider1931AnOr1] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1931. Die Drehem- Und Djoḫa-Urkunden Der Strassburger Universitäts- Und Landesbibliothek. Analecta Orientalia 1. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-16 at 21:02:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101174.
AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry (No. P101174). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101174
AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101174 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101174},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101174
LB  - CDLI:P101174
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101174
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101174.
AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry (No. P101174). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101174
AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101174 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101174},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101174
LB  - CDLI:P101174
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101174
ER  -
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