ASJ 09, 274 88 (P102364)

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.3.032

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(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) n [i3]-nun lugal
 en: 71 1/3 (sila3) ... butter oil, royal (measure),
2. x x [...] lugal#?
 en: ...,
3. n gu2# 5(disz)# ma#?-na# siki#-ud5#
 en: n talents 5 ma-na goat hair,
4. [...]-x-a-mu i3-dab5#
 en: ... received;
5. 1(u)# [n] i3#-nun
 en: ... butter oil,
6. 1(u)# [n] ga gal-gal#
 en: ... big-cheese,
7. 1(asz) gu2# 5(u)# 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-[na] siki
 en: 1 talent 58 1/3 mana wool,
8. inim#-{d#}x-x i3-dab5
 en: Inim-... received;
9. 3(u) n 1(disz)# sila3 i3-nun
 en: 30 n (gur) 1 sila3 butter oil,
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) n(disz)# [sila3 ga] gal#
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 n (sila3) big-cheese,
11. 1(asz) gu2# 2(u)# 1(disz) 1/3(disz)#? [ma]-na siki
 en: 1 talent 21 1/3 mana wool,
12. lugal#-inim-x i3-dab5
 en: Lugal-inim-... received;
  blank space
13. [n] x 1(u) 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun
 en: ... 14 sila3 butter oil,
14. [... n] la2# 2(asz@45)# sila3 ga gal
 en: ... n less 2 sila3 big-cheese,
reverse
1. [... n ma]-na siki
 en: ... n mana wool,
2. [...] i3#-dab5
 en: ... received;
3. [...] n 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
 en: ... 1/2 sila3 butter oil,
4. [n] 4(disz)# sila3 ga gal
 en: n sila3 big-cheese,
5. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki
 en: 8 1/3 mana wool,
6. ur-su4-su4 i3-dab5
 en: Ur-susu received;
  blank space
7. la2-ia3-am3
 en: deficit;
8. mu nig2-ka9 al-la mu us2-a-bi
 en: year:“Accounts of the hoes,” year after.

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/P102364

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.3.032
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029165

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 274 88

    [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
2015-09-15 at 17:41:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric 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
2009-06-03 at 09:44:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:18 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, 274 88 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102364.
ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry (No. P102364). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102364
ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102364 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102364},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 274 88 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102364.
ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry (No. P102364). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102364
ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102364 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102364},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P102364
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 274 88 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102364
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