AnOr 07, 253 (P101548)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0397

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

51.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n gurusz u4 n-sze3]
2. [a]-sza3 {d}nin-ur4#-[ra-ta]
3. u3 gub3-temen-ta
4. 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. a-sza3 i3-szum2-ta
6. 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
7. a#-sza3 lugal-ta#
8. [(x)] 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-sze3
3'. [... ma2-a] si#-ga
4'. [...] gurusz#-bi gurum2#? ak
5'. inim# a-kal-la#-ta#
6'. [kiszib3] nam-sza3-tam ba-sa6#
  rest broken
seal 1
1. [ba]-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-[ga]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002014.4 (composite) (P533336) S002014.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P101548

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0397
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 008125

References

  • primary: AnOr 7, 253

    [Schneider1932AnOr7] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1932. Die Drehem- Und Djoḫatexte Im Kloster Montserrat (Barcelona). Analecta Orientalia 7. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920143524/http://oilib.uchicago.edu/books/AnOr_7.pdf.

  • history: MVN 18, 253

    [Molina1993MVN18] Molina, Manuel. 1993. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Copias Cuneiformes. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 18. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AuOr. Suppl. 11, 253

    [Molina1996Montserrat] Molina, Manuel. 1996. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Transliteraciones e Índices. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa 11. Sabadell (Barcelona): Editorial AUSA.

  • collation: OrAnt 22, p.73-118, p. 104

    [Cagni1983AnOr7] Cagni, Luigi. 1983. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, IX: Collazioni a N. Schneider, Die Drehem- Und Djoḫa-Texte Im Kloster Montserrat (Barcelona) (Analecta Orientalia 7), Roma 1932.” Oriens Antiquus 22: 73–118.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:18:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:39:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:12:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 07, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101548.
AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry (No. P101548). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101548
AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101548 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101548},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101548
LB  - CDLI:P101548
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101548
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 07, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P101548.
AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry (No. P101548). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101548
AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101548 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101548},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P101548
LB  - CDLI:P101548
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AnOr 07, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101548
ER  -
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