ASJ 09, 235 06 (P102282)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.127

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. [...]
 en: ...
2. 1(ban2) [...]
 en: 1 ban2...
3. 1(ban2) [...]
 en: 1 ban2...
  blank space
4. nu-[banda3-gu4 ...]
 en: oxen-manager ...
5. 1(ban2) [...]
 en: 1 ban2 ...
6. 1(ban2) [...]
 en: 1 ban2 ...
7. 1(ban2) 6(disz) [sila3 ...]
 en: 1 ban2 6 sila3: ...
  blank space
8. nu-banda3-gu4 [...]-x
 en: the oxen-manager ...-x
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) dumu lu2-[{d}]nin#-szubur
 en: 1 ban2 5 (sila3): the son of Lu-Ninšubur;
10. 4(ban2) dumu ur-{d}ma-mi
 en: 4 ban2: the son of Ur-Mami;
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) dumu ur-{d}nam2-an-na
 en: 1 ban2 5 (sila3): the son of Ur-nam-anna,
  blank space
12. nu-banda3-gu4 szesz-kal-la dumu gu-dun
 en: oxen-manager of Šeškalla, son of Gu-dun;
13. 1(ban2) dumu ur-am3-ma
 en: 1 ban2: son of Uramma,
  blank space
14. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-nesag-e
 en: the oxen-manager of Lugal-nesage;
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 5(disz) dumu ur-{gesz}gigir#
 en: 2 ban2 5 (sila3): son of Ur-gigir,
  blank space
2. nu-banda3-gu4 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
 en: the oxen driver of Šeškalla, son of Dada;
3. 2(ban2) 5(disz) dumu a-da-ga
 en: 2 ban2 5 (sila3): son of Adaga,
  blank space
4. nu-banda3-gu4 ur-lugal
 en: the oxen-manager of Ur-lugal;
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze sumun gur
 en: total: 4 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 old grain,
6. sze-ba dumu sza3-gu4
 en: barley rations of sons of oxen-drivers
7. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta
 en: from the threshing floor of the field Nin-ura;
8. iti# {d}dumu-zi
 en: month: “Dumuzi,”
9. mu ma-da za-ab#-sza#-li[{ki} ba-hul]
 en: year: “the lands of Zabašali were destroyed.”

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/P102282

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) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.127
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029083

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 235 6

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 235 06 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102282.
ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry (No. P102282). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102282
ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102282 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102282},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 235 06 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102282.
ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry (No. P102282). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102282
ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102282 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102282},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P102282
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 235 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102282
ER  -
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