AUCT 2, 173 (P103991)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

AUAM 73.2024

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-sig17
2. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
  calculation: 108/180 shekel gold ÷ 1 shekel gold/6 2/3 shekels silver = 4
3. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. dan-ne2-gi4
5. 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
  calculation: 7 sila3 ÷ 4 2/3 sila3/shekel silver = 1 1/2
7. da-a-a
reverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
  calculation: 4 sila3 ÷ 8 sila3/shekel silver = 1/2
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(u) ma-na szu-ur2-me
5. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
  calculation: 10 mana ÷ 6 2/3 mana/shekel silver = 1 1/2
6. lu2-gu-la
7. 2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 2 sila3 ÷ 8 sila3/shekel silver = 1/4
8. iz-bu-um lu2 azlag2
9. szunigin 1(u) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 4 + 2 + 1 1/2 + 1/2 + 1 1/2 + 1/4 = 9 3/4
10. zi-ga ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
11. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
12. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: AUAM 73.2024
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.05.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-10-31 at 09:09:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:10:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:22:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 2, 173 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P103991.
AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry (No. P103991). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103991 (Original work published 2001)
AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103991 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2023AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103991},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P103991
LB  - CDLI:P103991
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103991
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 2, 173 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P103991.
AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry (No. P103991). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103991 (Original work published 2001)
AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103991 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2023AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103991},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P103991
LB  - CDLI:P103991
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - AUCT 2, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103991
ER  -
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