ASJ 09, 235 07 (P102283)

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.3.001

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. 1(u) sze gur lugal
 en: 10 gur barley, royal (measure):
2. lugal-e2-mah-e
 en: Lugal-Emaḫe,
3. 1(u) sze gur
 en: 10 gur barley:
4. lugal-si-NE-e
 en: Lugal-si-NE-e,
5. 1(u) gur
 en: 10 gur:
6. ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: Ur-gigir,
reverse
1. sze i3-szah2-ka-sze3
 en: barley for lard
2. szu ba-ti-esz2
 en: they received;
3. iti sze-sag-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest;”
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simurrum was destroyed.”
  blank space

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102283 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 5 lugal-e2-mah-e Lugalemahe[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 6 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 7 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 9 lugal-si-NE-e Lugalsine'e[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 10 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 11 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 12 ur-{gesz}gigir Urgigir[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 13 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 i3-szah2-ka-sze3 iszah[lard] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 15 szu szu[hand] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 16 ba-ti-esz2 n] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 sze-sag-ku5 Szesagku[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 si-mu-ru-um{ki} Simurrum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 21 ba-hul hulu[destroy] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P102283

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.3.001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029084

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 235 7

    [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
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-07-06 at 19:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 07 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102283.
ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry (No. P102283). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102283
ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102283 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102283},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 235 07 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102283.
ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry (No. P102283). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102283
ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102283 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102283},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P102283
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 235 07 artifact entry
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