ASJ 09, 240 15 (P102291)

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.3.008

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2# i3# 3(disz) gin2 naga#
 en: 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 3 shekels alkali-plant,
2. szu-gu-te
 en: for Šu-Gute;
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 4 shekels alkali-plant,
4. im-ti-dam
 en: for Imtidam;
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 3 shekels alkali-plant,
6. ur-{d}da-mu
 en: for Ur-Damu;
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
8. ma-asz2
 en: for Maš;
reverse
1. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) ninda
 en: total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 beer; total: 1 ban2 bread;
2. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 12 shekels onions; total: 12 shekels oil; total: 8 shekels alkali-plant;
3. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
 en: 28th day;
  some text moved to next line
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra
 en: month: “Bricks cast in moulds,”
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-a-bi
 en: year after: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected,” year after that.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102291

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.3.008
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029092

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 240 15

    [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 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:07:23 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
2014-03-20 at 12:00:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-19 at 12:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 240 15 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102291.
ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry (No. P102291). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102291
ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102291 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102291},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 240 15 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102291.
ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry (No. P102291). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102291
ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102291 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102291},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102291
LB  - CDLI:P102291
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 240 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102291
ER  -
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