AnOr 01, 185 (P101176)

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 209

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. 1(ban2)# ninda# 2(disz)# gin2# [i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 2(disz) [sa] szum2
 en: 2 bundles onions,
4. lu2#-mu#-[...] gaba#-asz
 en: for ..., to the frontier;
5. 1(disz)# dug# dida# [3(disz) sila3] kasz#
 en: 1 jug wort, 3 sila3 beer,
6. 1(ban2)# ninda# 2(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
7. 2(disz)# sa# szum2#
 en: 2 bundles onions,
8. lu2#-{d}utu# [gaba]-asz#
 en: for Lu-Utu, to the frontier;
9. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz [2(disz) sila3] ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. 1(disz) sa# [szum2]
 en: 1 bundle onions,
3. a-mur-{d}suen# gaba#-ta
 en: for Amur-Suen, from the frontier;
4. szunigin [2(disz)] dug dida du 1(ban2)
 en: total: 2 jugs of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jug);
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz
 en: total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 6 sila3 beer;
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin# [6(disz)] gin2 i3
 en: total: 2 ban2 2 sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil;
7. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga#
 en: total: 6 shekels alkali-plant;
8. szunigin 7(disz) sa szum2
 en: total: 7 bundles onions;
9. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: 14th day, month: “Dumuzi,”
10. 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/P101176

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 209
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007753

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 185

    [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 21:02:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101176.
AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry (No. P101176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101176
AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101176 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101176
LB  - CDLI:P101176
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101176
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101176.
AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry (No. P101176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101176
AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101176 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101176
LB  - CDLI:P101176
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101176
ER  -
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