ASJ 09, 252 31 (P102307)

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.3.078

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. 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3
 en: 4 ban2 1 sila3 flour,
2. ki lugal-ezem-ta
 en: from Lugal-ezem,
3. ur-{d}nun-gal
 en: Ur-Nungal
4. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
5. sza3 bala
 en: of the bala;
  some text moved to next line
6. iti nesag
 en: month: “First-fruits,”
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu sza3-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašrum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
 en: Ur-Ningal,
2. dumu ur-nigar
 en: son of Ur-nigar.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102307 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 4(ban2) 4(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 5 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 lugal-ezem-ta Lugalezem[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 7 ur-{d}nun-gal Urnungal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 8 szu szu[hand] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 9 ba-ti n] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 sza3 szag[heart] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 bala bala[tax] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 nesag Nesag[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 sza3-asz-ru-um{ki} Szaszrum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 16 ba-hul hulu[destroy] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 ur-{d}nun-gal Urnungal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 ur-nigar Urnigar[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _

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 005282 (composite) (P457992) S005282 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102307

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.3.078
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029108

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 252 31

    [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
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
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2013-07-08 at 16:29:11 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
2009-06-03 at 09:44:21 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, 252 31 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102307.
ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry (No. P102307). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102307
ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102307 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	title = {ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102307},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102307
LB  - CDLI:P102307
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102307
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 252 31 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102307.
ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry (No. P102307). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102307
ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102307 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102307},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102307
LB  - CDLI:P102307
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 252 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102307
ER  -
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