ASJ 09, 247 24 (P102300)

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.3.125

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 sze-ba u3 kasz 5(asz) gur#
 en: 2 eše3 field area: barley rations and beer, 5 gur,
2. lugal-nig2-lagar-e gudu4
 en: Lugal-nig-lagare, the gudu(-officiant);
3. 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) dam a-a-kal-la
 en: 1/4 iku field area: 2 barig, wife of Ayakalla;
4. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-li-mu
 en: 1 bur3 1/4 iku field area: 1 barig 3 ban2, Ur-limu;
5. 2(esze3) GAN2 8(asz) gur# [...]
 en: 2 eše3 field area: 8 gur ...,
6. ab-ba-gi-na [x] [...]
 en: Abbagina ...;
7. [n] GAN2# 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) x x [gur]
 en: ... field area: 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 ...;
8. [n] n(esze3)# 3(iku) GAN2 lugal gur#
 en: ... n eše3 3 iku field area: 1 gur royal(measure),
9. 4(iku) GAN2# 4(asz) gur [...]
 en: 4 iku field area: 4 gur ...;
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur ur-lugal#
 en: 1 eše3 field area: 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Ur-lugal;
11. 1(iku) GAN2 3(ban2) er3-mu maszkim#
 en: 1 iku field area: 3 ban2, Ermu, the enforcer;
12. 2(iku) GAN2# 5(barig) gurx(|SZE.KIN|)#
 en: 2 iku field area: 5 barig harvested
  blank space
  erasures
13. a-sza3 x-gibil
 en: at the field, ...-new;
reverse
1. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) da-a#-ga
 en: n bur3 field area: 3 (gur), Da’aga;
2. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) lu2-du10-ga
 en: 1 1/4 iku field area: 2 (gur), Lu-duga;
3. 1(esze3) GAN2 4(barig) igi-husz
 en: 1 eše3 field area: 4 barig, Igihuš;
4. 2(esze3) GAN2 8(asz) in-zu-a igi-sze3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2
 en: 2 eše3 field area: 8 (gur), Inzua, in front of Ḫabaluge;
5. a#-sza3 gaba x-x-dingir
 en: field up against ...;
  blank space
6. apin#-la2-am3
 en: cultivation;
7. n(iku) GAN2# n(asz) [... lu2]-du10-ga
 en: n iku field area: ... (gur), Lu-duga
8. gaba a-sza3 gu4#-suhub2
 en: up against the field of Oxen-boot;
  blank space
9. a-sza3 gid2-da buru14 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: field measured, harvest-time in Apisal.
10. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen lugal-e# [ma2-gur8]-mah# [{d}]en-lil2#-x [{d}]nin-lil2#-[ra mu]-ne-dim2#
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, had Great-barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102300

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.3.125
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029101

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 247 24

    [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
2017-05-30 at 16:47:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-04 at 22:22:11 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
2011-07-22 at 13:19:56 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
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, 247 24 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102300.
ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry (No. P102300). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102300
ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102300 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102300},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 247 24 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102300.
ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry (No. P102300). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102300
ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102300 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102300},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P102300
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 247 24 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102300
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