AnOr 01, 250 (P101241)

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 063

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
column 1
1. 2(u) 1(disz) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 21 17.5/60 female laborer days,
2. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
 en: for 12 months,
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
 en: from month “Harvest”
4. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
 en: to month “Dumuzi,”
5. a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
 en: its labor: 7665 days;
  calculation: (21 17.5/60) × 12 × 30 = 7665
6. [5(disz)] geme2# u4 3(u)-sze3 a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)
 en: 5 female laborers for 30 days, its labor: 150 days:
  calculation: 5 × 30 = 150
7. [geme2] bar#-ra-kar-ra
 en: female bara-kara-workers.
8. [3(disz) 2/3(disz)] geme2# u4 3(u) 3(disz)-sze3 a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
 en: 3 2/3 female laborers for 33 days, its labor: 121.5 days,
  calculation: 3 2/3 × 33 = 121 (?)
9. [ki a]-kal-la-ta
 en: from Akalla;
10. [3(u)] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 30 female laborer days
11. [ki] ur#-{d}nu-musz-da-ta
 en: from Ur-Numušda.
12. [1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)] 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 890 female laborer days
13. [ki] na-ba-sa2-ta
 en: from Nabasa.
  blank space
14. szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: Total: 8,856.5 female laborer days
  calculation: 7665 + 150 + 121.5 + 30 + 890 = 8856.5
  blank space
15. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
 en: are the debit.
16. sza3-bi-ta
 en: Therefrom:
column 2
1. 1(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) zi3 sig15 gur
 en: 10 gur 5 ban2 1 (sila3) rough flour,
2. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza
 en: 4 ban2 5 sila3 of eša,
3. 7(asz) 1(ban2) zi3-gu
 en: 7 gur 1 ban2 of pea-flour,
4. 2(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba sze x
 en: 2 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 of baba-flour,
5. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-gu x gur
 en: 5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 of x pea-flour flour,
6. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 15 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 of semolina,
7. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra#
 en: 4 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 of groats,
  blank space
  with erased calculations
8. a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
 en: its labor: 1626 2/3 workdays:
  calculation: (3051 ÷ 10 (sila3 per day)) + (45 ÷ 20) + (2110 ÷ 8) + (28.67 ÷ x) + (1637 ÷ z) + (4611.5 ÷ 10) + (262 ÷ 20) = 1626 2/3
9. nig2-ka9 sze-ta
 en: from the barley account;
10. 7(gesz2) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 425 female laborer days,
11. a2# zi3 ar3-a sa2-du11 ensi2#
 en: labor of flour-milling, rations for the governor;
12. 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 kasz-de2-a# sukkal-mah
 en: 30 female laborer days, “beer-pouring” of the sukkalmaḫ;
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 [1(disz)-sze3] kun-zi#-da dub-la2-{d}[utu]-ka
 en: 88 female laborer days, at the weir of Dubla-Utu;
14. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 2030 female laborer days,
15. a2 tug2 tuku5-a
 en: labor of weaving;
  blank space
  erasure
16. kiszib3 8(disz) gu-du-du
 en: 8 sealed documents of Gududu.
17. 4(u) 5(disz) geme2# u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 zi3 ar3-a [sza3] na#-gab2-tum
 en: 45 female laborer days, labor of flour-milling, of the Nagabtum;
18. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 112 female laborer days,
19. umma{ki}-ta nag-su{ki}-sze3 dug szu4-gan i3 e2-gal-sze3 tum3-ma ga6-ga2
 en: from Umma to Nagsu šugan-pots of oil brought (?) and carried to the palace.
bottom 2
1. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
 en: (subtotal:) 4296 2/3
  calculation: 1626 2/3 + 425 + 30 + 88 + 2030 + 45 + 112 = 4356 2/3 (text has 4296 2/3, or 1(gesz2) less)
  written over erasures
reverse
column 1
1. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) geme2# [u4 1(disz)-sze3]
 en: 583 female laborer days,
2. ki-su7 kar-bar-ra# [du6-gub3]-temen-na-ta umma{ki}-sze3# x-[...]
 en: from threshing floor of outer quay Dugub-temen to Umma ... .
3. 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-ta x x x x ninda ga6-ga2
 en: 58 female laborer days, from Umma ... bread carried,
4. [...] {d}nin-ur4-ra
 en: ... Ninurra;
5. [...]-x-LU gub-ba
 en: at ... stationed;
6. [...]-mu
 en: ...;.
7. [n geme2 u4] 1(disz)-sze3
 en: n female laborer days,
8. [...] ar3-ra#
 en: ... ground;
9. [...] x [x]
 en:... x;
  n lines broken
10'. [...] ri#-ga
 en: ...,
11'. [... {d}]en#-lil2-la2 x
 en: ... for Enlil;
  blank space
12'. [...]-{gesz#}gigir
 en: ...,
  blank space
13'. [...]-ta#
 en: from ...
14'. [...]
 en: ...
15'. [...]
 en: ...
16'. [...] x [...] ba#?-ri?-ga
 en: ...,
17'. [... ka]-ma#-ri2
 en: ... Kamari;
18'. [...]-i3-li2
 en: ...-ili,
19'. [...] lu2#-{d}szul-gi-ra
 en: Lu-Šulgira.
20'. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)# geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 198 female laborer days,
bottom 1
1. 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz)
 en: (subtotal:) 3057;
  calculation: 583 + 58 + (2218 broken) + 198 = 3057
column 2
1. zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 a-ba-gal-{d}en-lil2-sze3
 en: shocks gathered, the field Abagal-Enlil;
2. kiszib3 x ur-{d}nun-gal x
 en: sealed documents ... of Ur-Nungal x.
3. ($ blank space $) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 {d}szara2-ta e2-masz-sze3 gi-zi ga6-ga2
 en: Ø female laborer days, from field Šara to Emaš fodder-reed carried.
4. kiszib3 ad-da
 en: sealed document of Adda.
  blank space
5. 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 [n(disz)-sze3 ...]
 en: 21 female laborers for a period of n days,
6. a2-bi [u4 n]
 en: its labor: 21×n days;
7. bala-[sze3 gen-na bala-a gub-ba u3]
 en: to the bala gone, stationed at the bala, and
8. bala-[ta gur-ra]
 en: from the bala returned;
  n lines broken
  blank space
9'. szunigin? 1(szar2)# [...]
 en: total: 3600 ...
  blank space
10'. zi-[ga-am3]
 en: booked out;
11'. la2-ia3 [n]
 en: the deficit: n;
12'. x-[...]
 en: ...
13'. nig2-ka9#-[ak ...]
 en: account of ....
14'. iti {d#}[dumu-zi]
 en: month of ...
15'. mu [us2-sa {d}szu]-{d}suen lugal#
 en: Year after: “Šū-Suen is king.”
  so reconstructed based on space considerations and prosopography

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.02.01.00 to Šū-Suen.02.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P101241

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 063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007818

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 250

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

  • history: JESHO 31, p.121-185, p. 173-175

    [Englund1988timekeeping] Englund, Robert K. 1988. “Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 31: 121–85.

  • history: JNES 50 (pp. 255-280), 273 (ii 1-10)

    [Englund1991JNES50] Englund, Robert K. 1991. “Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 50 (4): 255–80. https://doi.org/10.1086/373514.

  • citation: DCS, pl. 75-76

    [Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 16:08:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 14:25:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-19 at 18:19:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-29 at 08:38:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-08 at 23:06:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:58:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-06 at 19:35:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-05 at 18:07:34 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Raynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-22 at 13:10:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cancik-Kirschbaum, Eva CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 18:13:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:39:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-28 at 00:37:58 Lynch, John Transliteration Lynch, John CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 250 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101241.
AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry (No. P101241). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101241 (Original work published 2001)
AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101241 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101241},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 250 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101241.
AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry (No. P101241). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101241 (Original work published 2001)
AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101241 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101241},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P101241
LB  - CDLI:P101241
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - AnOr 01, 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101241
ER  -
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