ASJ 09, 272 83 (P102359)

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.3.034

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. 1(u) 1(disz) kusz gu4 niga
 en: 11 ox-hides, grain-fed,
2. 7(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) kusz udu
 en: 429 sheep-hides,
3. 2(disz) kusz sila4
 en: 2 lamb-hides,
4. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
 en: regular offerings of Šara of Umma;
5. 1(disz) kusz gu4 niga 2(disz) kusz udu niga
 en: 1 ox-hide, grain-fed, 2 sheep-hides, grain-fed,
6. 3(u) 7(disz) kusz udu
 en: 37 sheep-hides,
7. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 |KI.AN|[{ki}]
 en: regular offerings of Šara of KI.AN;
8. 4(u) 7(disz) kusz udu niga 3(u) kusz sila4
 en: 47 sheep-hides, grain-fed, 30 lamb-hides,
9. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga# [lugal]
 en: royal sacrifice;
10. 1(disz) kusz gu4 niga
 en: 1 ox-hide, grain-fed,
11. 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) kusz udu niga
 en: 58 sheep-hides, grain-fed,
12. 3(u) 2(disz) kusz udu
 en: 32 sheep-hides,
13. sza3 sa2-du11 [(x)]
 en: in the regular offerings ...;
14. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz masz2
 en: 12 billy goat-hides,
15. sa2-du11 dah-ha {d}szul-gi
 en: regular offerings, additional, of Šulgi;
16. 5(u) kusz udu 2(u) 1(disz) kusz sila4
 en: 50 sheep-hides, 21 lamb-hides,
17. {d}nin-ur4-ra
 en: for Ninura;
18. 1(u) kusz udu 7(disz) kusz sila4
 en: 10 sheep-hides, 7 lamb-hides,
reverse
1. {d}eb-gal
 en: (for) Ebgal;
2. 1(u) kusz udu 8(disz) kusz sila4
 en: 1 sheep-hide, 8 lamb-hides,
3. {d}en-lil2
 en: (for) Enlil;
4. 1(disz) kusz udu {d}nansze <umma>{ki}
 en: 1 sheep-hides (for) Nanše of Umma;
5. 1(disz) kusz udu {d}gu-la [(x)]
 en: 1 sheep-hide for Gula;
6. 3(u) 1(disz) kusz udu 2(u) kusz [x]
 en: 30 sheep-hides, 20 ...-hides,
7. {d}inanna zabala{ki} [{d}nin]-ildu3#-ma u3 {d}ku3-[sig17-banda3{da}]
 en: for Innana of Zabala, Nin-ilduma and Kusig-banda;
8. 3(disz) kusz udu ensi2 x [...]
 en: 3 sheep-hides, for the governor of ...;
9. 6(disz) kusz udu 4(disz) kusz [...]
 en: 6 sheep-hides, 4 ...-hides,
10. {d}e11-[e?] x [x]
 en: for E’e ...;
11. 4(disz) kusz udu 2(disz) [kusz x]
 en: 4 sheep-hides, 2 ...-hides,
12. {d}da-lagasz#[{ki}]
 en: for Da-Lagaš;
13. 8(disz) kusz udu 4(disz) kusz sila4
 en:8 sheep-hides, 4 lamb-hides,
14. {d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ#-ka-limmu5
 en: for Enki and UŠkalimmu;
15. 4(disz) kusz udu 2(disz) kusz sila4
 en: 4 sheep-hides, 2 lamb-hides,
16. {d}dumu-zi iri-min
 en: for Dumuzi of double-city;
17. sa2-du11 dingir-e-ne
 en: regular offerings of the gods;
18. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
 en: year after: “The wall was erected.”

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/P102359

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.3.034
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029160

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 272 83

    [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
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:17 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, 272 83 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102359.
ASJ 09, 272 83 artifact entry (No. P102359). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102359
ASJ 09, 272 83 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102359 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102359},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 272 83 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102359.
ASJ 09, 272 83 artifact entry (No. P102359). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102359
ASJ 09, 272 83 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102359 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 272 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102359},
}


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