AUCT 1, 540 (P103385)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.1426

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. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
3. ezem {d}szul-gi-ka
4. 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. giri3 {d}ur3-bar-tab
9. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 za-ri2-iq
10. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 iz-bu-um lu2 azlag2
11. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
13. ma2 alan lugal
14. 3(gesz2) sa gi
reverse
1. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
2. 2(u) [...] siki-ud5
3. ku3-[bi] 1/2(disz) gin2
4. 6(disz) gu2-su6?
5. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
6. e-la-lu
7. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar siki-ud5-sze3
8. an-ne2-ba-ab-du7 tug2-du8
  blank space
9. ki lu2-{d}szara2 dam-gar3-ta
10. ur-{d}da-mu szabra
11. szu ba-an-ti
12. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da#-gan ba-[du3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P103385

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.1426
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 026982

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-10-31 at 09:22:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:10:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:21:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:46:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 1, 540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103385.
AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry (No. P103385). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103385
AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103385 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103385},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P103385
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Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 1, 540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103385.
AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry (No. P103385). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103385
AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103385 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103385},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P103385
LB  - CDLI:P103385
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - AUCT 1, 540 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103385
ER  -
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