ASJ 09, 249 26 (P102302)

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.3.046

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. [n] n sze gur#
 en: ... gur barley
2. GAN2-gu4
 en: of GANgu-fields;
3. 9(asz) gur szuku ur-{d}nin-ki
 en: 9 gur prebend, Ur-Ninki;
4. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: foreman: Ur-Baba;
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gur
 en: 140 gur,
6. ugula da#-a-ga
 en: foreman: Da’aga;
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) gur
 en: 145 gur (barley),
8. 1(u) ziz2 gur
 en: 10 gur emmer,
9. ugula {d}szara2-kam
 en: foreman: Šara-kam;
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gur GAN2-gu4 1(disz)
 en: 100 gur (from) GANgu-fields;
11. 8(asz) gur szuku ha-ba-lu5
 en: 8 gur, prebend of Habalu,
reverse
1. ugula e2-gal-e-si
 en: foreman: Egal-esi,
2. a-sza3 na-ga-ab-tum
 en: field Nagabtum,
3. ki-su7 na-gab2-tum
 en: threshing floor Nagabtum;
4. 4(u) gur ugula {d}szara2-kam
 en: 40 gur, foreman: Šara-kam,
5. 4(u) gur ugula e2-gal-e-si
 en: 40 gur, foreman: Egal-esi,
6. a-sza3 a-bu3
 en: field Abu;
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gur ugula e2-gal-e-si
 en: 140 gur, foreman: Egal-esi,
8. a-sza3 du6-ku3-sig17
 en: field Gold-Mound;
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) gur a-sza3 na-ga-ab-tum
 en: 85 gur, field Nagabtum;
10. 3(u) gur a-sza3 a-bu3
 en: 30 gur, field Abu;
11. ($ blank space $) gur a-sza3 du6-ku3-sig17
 en: Ø gur, field Gold-Mound;
12. ugula da-a-ga
 en: foreman: Da’aga:
13. [n] 1(u) gur a-sza3 du6-ku3#-[sig17]
 en: ... 10 gur, field Gold-Mound;
14. [n] gur a-sza3 a-[bu3?]
 en: n gur, field Abu;
15. [...]-ba x [...]
 en: ...
16. [...] sahar um# [...]
 en: ...
left
1. [...]-x-ka? du6-ku3-sig17
 en: ... Gold-Mound.

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/P102302

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.3.046
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029103

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 249 26

    [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
2016-02-02 at 13:37:29 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, 249 26 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102302.
ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry (No. P102302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102302
ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102302 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102302},
}


TY  - ELEC
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TI  - ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 249 26 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102302.
ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry (No. P102302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102302
ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102302 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102302
LB  - CDLI:P102302
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 249 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102302
ER  -
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