ASJ 09, 240 16 (P102292)

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.3.077

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. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 fine beer,
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 bundles onions,
4. szu-i3-li2-a gaba-asz
 en: for Šu-iliya, ...;
5. 1(disz) dug dida 2(disz) sila3 kasz
 en: 1 jug of wort, 2 sila3 beer,
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
7. 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 bundles onions,
8. ba-ba#-a# gaba-asz
 en: for Babaya, ...;
9. 1(disz) [dug dida 2(disz)] sila3 kasz
 en: 1 jug of wort, 2 sila3 beer,
reverse
1. [1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant,
2. 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 bundles onions,
3. ha-la-sza gaba-asz
 en: for Ḫalaša, ...;
4. szunigin 3(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
 en: total: 3 jugs of common wort, 1 ban2 per jug;
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz
 en: total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 6 sila3 beer;
6. szunigin 3(ban2) ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 3 ban2 bread; total: 6 shekels oil; total: 6 shekels of alkali-plant;
7. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) sa szum2
 en: total: 9 bundles onions;
8. u4 8(disz)-kam
 en: 8th day;
  some text moved to next line
9. iti {d}li9-si4
 en: month: “Lisi,”
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-na-du3
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the great stele of Enlil erected.”

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/P102292

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.3.077
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029093

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 240 16

    [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 CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:41:31 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-19 at 19:17:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 240 16 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102292.
ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry (No. P102292). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102292
ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102292 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102292},
}


TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P102292
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 240 16 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102292.
ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry (No. P102292). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102292
ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102292 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102292},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102292
LB  - CDLI:P102292
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - ASJ 09, 240 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102292
ER  -
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