AnOr 01, 262 (P101253)

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 117

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida du 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 jug of common wort, 3 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. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 fish, 3 bundles onions,
4. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur gaba-asz
 en: for Nūr-Adda, to the frontier;
reverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida du 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
 en: 1 jug of common wort, 5 sila3 common 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. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 fish, 3 bundles onions,
4. i-di3-{d}iszkur
 en: for Idī-Adda;
5. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: 16th day,
left
1. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
 en: month: “Barley at the quay.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P101253

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 117
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007830

References

  • primary: AnOr 1, 262

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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, 262 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101253.
AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry (No. P101253). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101253 (Original work published 2001)
AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101253 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P101253
LB  - CDLI:P101253
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101253
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 01, 262 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101253.
AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry (No. P101253). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101253 (Original work published 2001)
AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101253 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P101253
LB  - CDLI:P101253
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - AnOr 01, 262 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101253
ER  -
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