AnOr 01, 225 (P101216)

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 087

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila 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. bi2-bi2-a sukkal gaba-ta
 en: for Bibbīya, the messenger, from the frontier;
5. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4 gaba#-<ta> bala-a
 en: 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 bread, provisions of messengers from the frontier, in bala,
6. giri3 bi2-bi2-a sukkal
 en: via Bibbiya, the messenger,
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread,
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
reverse
1. 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 bundle onions,
2. ur-{d}nansze-ka
 en: for Ur-Nanšeka;
3. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2)# 3(disz) sila3 kasz
 en: total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 2 ban2 3 sila3 beer;
4. szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3
 en: total: 2 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total: 4 shekels oil;
5. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
 en: total: 4 shekels alkali-plant; total: 2 bundles onions;
6. u4 2(u)-kam
 en: 20th day,
  some text moved to next line
7. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: month: “Dumuzi,”
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen# lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
 en: year following: “Šū-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected.”

Textual annotations

#new_text=P101216 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 5 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 6 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 15 sa sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 bi2-bi2-a Bibi'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 19 gaba-ta gaba[frontier] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 20 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 sza3-gal saggal[food] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 kas4 kasz[runner] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 26 gaba-ta gaba[frontier] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 27 bala-a bala[tax] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 28 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 bi2-bi2-a Bibi'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 31 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 32 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 35 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 38 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 41 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 44 sa sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 ur-{d}nansze-ka Urnanszeka[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 48 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 49 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 51 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 52 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 54 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 55 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 56 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 57 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 58 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 60 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 61 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 62 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 63 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 64 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 65 i3 i[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 66 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 67 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 68 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 69 naga naga[potash] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 70 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 71 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 72 sa sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 73 szum2 szum[garlic] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 74 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 75 2(u)-kam 2(u)[ten] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 76 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 77 {d}dumu-zi Dumuzi[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 78 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 79 us2-sa us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 80 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 81 lugal-e lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 82 bad3 bad[wall] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 83 mar-tu Martu[1] PROPN EN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 84 mu-du3 n] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P101216

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 087
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007793

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 225

    [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
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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, 225 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101216.
AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry (No. P101216). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101216
AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101216 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101216
LB  - CDLI:P101216
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101216
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 225 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101216.
AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry (No. P101216). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101216
AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101216 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101216
LB  - CDLI:P101216
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101216
ER  -
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