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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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.

Textual annotations

#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 _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.02.14 to Šū-Suen.01.02.15 (us2 year)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102289

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.3.047
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029090

References

  • 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.

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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-02-20 at 11:33:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 09:44:18 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, 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: May 14, 2026).
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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: May 14, 2026).
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