ASJ 09, 251 28 (P102305)

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.3.139

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. 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
 en: 50 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 barley.
2. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sza3-gal [amar]
 en: 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, fodder of the calves,
3. ki ka-guru7-ta#
 en: from the grain depot manager;
4. 4(barig) 1(ban2) duh du sze-bi [5(ban2)]
 en: 4 barig 1 ban2 regular bran, its barley: 5 ban2
5. ki usz-mu#-[ta]
 en: from Ušmu;
  blank space
6. szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz)# [sila3 gur]
 en: together: 54 gur 5 ban2 4 sila3.
7. sza3-bi#-[ta]
 en: Therefrom:
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)#-[ta]
 en: 1 bur3 2 eše3 1 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
9. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)#-[ta]
 en: 1 bur3 4 iku surface at 11 each,
10. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta#
 en: 13 bur3 2 eše3 4 3/4 iku surface at 10 each,
11. 3(bur3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)#-ta#
 en: 3 bur3 surface at 9 each,
12. sze-numun-bi 2(u)# 3(ban2)# [2(disz)] 1/2(disz)# sila3 gur
 en: their seed grain: 20 gur 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3,
  calculation: ((1 13/18) × 12 × 30) + ((1 4/18) × 11 × 30) + ((13 16.75/18) × 10 × 30) + ((3 × 9) × 30) = 6012.5 = 20;0,1,2 1/2 [text has 20;0,3,2 1/2 = 6032.5s]
13. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [gur?]
 en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 16 gur(?) 3 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 5 shekels,
  calculation: 6032.5s × 5/6 = 5027.083s = 16;3,4,7 5/60 (exact)
14. gu4-e uru4-a
 en: oxen (seed) plowing;
15. 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
 en: 4 iku field at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
16. sze-numun-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2)
 en: their seed grain: 1 barig 2 ban2,
  calculation: 4/18 × 12 × 30 = 80 (exact)
17. {gesz}gaba-tab-e uru4-a
 en: gabatab plowing;
18. a-sza3 da-umma{ki}
 en: field of Da-Umma.
reverse
1. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku)# GAN2 1(u)# 2(disz)#-ta
 en: 5 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku surface at 12 (furrows per running ninda) each,
2. sze-numun-bi 6(asz)# 3(barig)# 2(ban2) gur
 en: their seed grain: 6 gur 3 barig 2 ban2,
  calculation: (5 10/18) × 12 × 30 = 2000s = 6;3,2 (exact)
3. mur-gu4 5/6(disz)-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: their fodder at 5/6 (that of seed grain): 5 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3,
  calculation: 2000s × 5/6 = 1666.67s = 5;2,4,6 2/3 (exact)
4. a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: field of Apisal.
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur ugu2 i7-pa-e3 ba-a-gar
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 barley, set to the debit section of of Ipa’e(’s account).
  blank space
6. szunigin 5(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sze gur
 en: Together: 51 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 15 shekels barley
7. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out,
8. la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 sze gur
 en: deficit: 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 8 2/3 sila3 5 shekels barley,
  blank space
9. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
 en: account of the seed grain and fodder
10. ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4#
 en: of Urmes, the oxen manager;
11. a de2-a
 en: water poured;
  some text moved to next line
12. mu si-ma-[num2{ki}] ba#-[hul]
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”
  blank space

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102305 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 3(asz) 3(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 sza3-gal szaggal[food] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 amar amar[calf] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 14 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 ka-guru7-ta Kaguru[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 16 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 duh duh[bran] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 du gin[quality_designation] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 20 sze-bi sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 21 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 22 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 usz-mu-ta Uszmu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 24 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 26 4(asz) 4(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 27 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 29 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 sza3-bi-ta szag[heart] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 32 1(bur3) 1(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 2(esze3) 2(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 1(iku) 1(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 37 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 38 1(bur3) 1(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 42 1(disz)-ta 1(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 43 1(bur'u) 1(bur'u)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 44 3(bur3) 3(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 2(esze3) 2(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 1/2(iku) 1/2(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 48 1/4(iku) 1/4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 1(u)-ta 1(u)[ten] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 51 3(bur3) 3(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 52 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 54 la2 la[hang] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 55 1(disz@t)-ta 1(disz@t)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 56 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 57 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 58 3(ban2) 3(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 60 1/2(disz) 1/2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 61 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 62 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 63 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 64 5/6(disz)-bi 5/6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 65 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 66 6(asz) 6(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 67 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 68 4(ban2) 4(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 69 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 70 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 71 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 72 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 73 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 74 gu4-e gud[ox] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 75 uru4-a uru[sow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 76 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 77 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 78 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 79 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 80 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 81 1(barig) 1(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 82 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 83 {gesz}gaba-tab-e pole] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 84 uru4-a uru[sow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 85 a-sza3 aszag[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 86 da-umma{ki} Da'umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 87 5(bur3) 5(bur)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 88 1(esze3) 1(esze)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 89 4(iku) 4(iku)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 90 GAN2 gana[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 91 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 92 2(disz)-ta 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 93 sze-numun-bi szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 94 6(asz) 6(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 95 3(barig) 3(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 96 2(ban2) 2(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 97 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 98 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 99 5/6(disz)-bi 5/6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 100 5(asz) 5(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 101 2(barig) 2(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 102 4(ban2) 4(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 103 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 104 2/3(disz) 2/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 105 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 106 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 107 a-sza3 aszag[field] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 108 a-pi4-sal4{ki} Apisal[1] PROPN FN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 109 1(asz) 1(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 110 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 111 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 112 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 113 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 114 ugu2 ugu[capital] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 115 i7-pa-e3 Ipa'e[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 116 ba-a-gar gar[place] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 117 szunigin szunigin[total] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 118 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 119 1(asz) 1(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 120 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 121 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 122 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 123 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 124 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 125 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 126 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 127 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 128 zi-ga-am3 zig[expend] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 129 la2-ia3 la'u[arrears] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 130 2(asz) 2(asz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 131 4(barig) 4(bariga)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 132 5(ban2) 5(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 133 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 134 2/3(disz) 2/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 135 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 136 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 137 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 138 sze sze[barley] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 139 gur gur[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 140 nig2-ka9-ak nigSZID[account] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 141 sze-numun szenumun[seed] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 142 mur-gu4 murgu[fodder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 143 ur-mes Urmes[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 144 nu-banda3-gu4 nubandagu[ox_overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Gen _ _ _ _ 145 a a[water] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 146 de2-a de[pour] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 147 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 148 si-ma-num2{ki} Simanum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 149 ba-hul hulu[destroy] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P102305

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.3.139
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029106

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 251 28

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

  • history: AoF 24, p.35-38, p. 36 l. 1-6

    [Gomi1997fodder] Gomi, Tohru. 1997. “A Note on Some Kinds of Fodder for Cattle in the Ur III Period.” Altorientalische Forschungen 24: 35–38.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-21 at 10:54:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-21 at 13:01:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:41:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-16 at 22:37:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-11-28 at 15:06:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-08 at 21:11:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 251 28 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102305.
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (No. P102305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102305
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102305 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 251 28 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102305.
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (No. P102305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102305
ASJ 09, 251 28 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102305 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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