ASJ 09, 239 13 (P102289)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

X.3.047

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 ban2 1 sila3 fine beer,
2. 2(ban2) kasz du
 en: 2 ban2 common beer,
3. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
 en: 14th day;
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 ban2 2 sila3 fine beer,
5. 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du
 en: 3 ban2 7 sila3 common beer,
reverse
1. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: 15th day;
2. ki ur-mes-ta
 en: from Ur-mes;
3. kiszib3 ensi2
 en: seal of the governor;
  blank space
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
 en: month: “Bricks cast in moulds,”
5. mu us2-sa en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
 en: year after: “The high-priestess of Ga’eš was hired.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šu-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of heaven with its four corners:
column 2
1. a-a-kal-[la]
 en: Ayakalla,
2. ensi2#
 en: governor
3. umma[{ki}]
 en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-[zu]
 en: your servant.

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#new_text=P102289 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 6 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 9 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 11 4(disz)-kam 4(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 12 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 14 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 saga saga[good] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 17 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 22 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 24 5(disz)-kam 5(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 25 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 ur-mes-ta Urmes[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 27 kiszib3 kiszib[seal] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 29 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar Sigiszubbagar[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 us2-sa us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 33 en en[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 ga-esz{ki} Ga'esz[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 35 ba-hun hug[hire] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 kal-ga kalag[strong] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 39 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 uri5{ki}-ma Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 41 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 an-ub-da anubda[quarter] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 limmu2-ba limmu[four] NUM NU Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 44 a-a-kal-la Ayakala[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 umma{ki} Umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 47 ARAD2-zu arad[slave] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 239 13

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: X.3.047
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.02.14, Šū-Suen.01.02.15 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-02-20 at 11:33:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Aupperle, Eric CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 09, 239 13 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102289.
ASJ 09, 239 13 artifact entry (No. P102289). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102289
ASJ 09, 239 13 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102289 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 239 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102289},
}


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