ASJ 09, 240 17 (P102293)

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.3.042

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(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 13 female laborer workdays,
2. a i7-de3 usz2-a
 en: water to the river, ...;
3. ugula ku3-ga-ni
 en: foreman: Kugani,
4. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
 en: year after: “Anšan was destroyed.”
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. a-kal-la#
 en: Akalla,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: scribe,
3. dumu [...]
 en: son of ...
4. [...]
 en: ...

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001780.2 (composite) (P533293) S001780.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102293

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.3.042
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029094

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 240 17

    [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
2015-06-12 at 09:52:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 12:15:16 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, 240 17 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102293.
ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry (No. P102293). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102293
ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102293 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102293},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P102293
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 240 17 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102293.
ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry (No. P102293). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102293
ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102293 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102293},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102293
LB  - CDLI:P102293
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 240 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102293
ER  - 
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