AnOr 01, 227 (P101218)

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 288

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# gal#? 5(disz)# gin2# szum2# 3(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sila3 “large bread”, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. a-hu-we#-er#
 en: for Aḫu-Wer;
3. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda gal 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila3 “large bread”, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
4. a-hu-szu-ni
 en: for Aḫušuni;
5. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
6. lugal-a-ni-sa6#
 en: for Lugalanisa;
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3# [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
8. {d}nanna#-[...]
 en: for Nanna-...
9. [3(disz)] sila3 2(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 3) sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
10. {d}ba-ba6-i3-sa6
 en: for Baba-isa;
reverse
1. [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2 naga]
 en: [3 sila3] beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. al-la-mu#
 en: for Allamu;
3. szunigin# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin# [7(disz) sila3 ninda gal]
 en: total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 7 sila3 “large bread;”
4. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 kasz du szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) <sila3> ninda
 en: total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 common beer; total: 1 ban2 1 sila3 bread;
5. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 18 shekels oil; total: 12 shekels alkali-plant;
6. iti min3-esz3
 en: month: “mineš,”
7. u4 6(disz)-kam
 en: 6th day,
8. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the great stele for Enlil and Ninlil, erected.”

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/P101218

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 288
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007795

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 227

    [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, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 227 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101218.
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (No. P101218). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101218
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101218 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101218
LB  - CDLI:P101218
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101218
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 227 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101218.
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (No. P101218). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101218
AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101218 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101218
LB  - CDLI:P101218
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AnOr 01, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101218
ER  -
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