AUCT 3, 285 (P104499)

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 73.1422

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. 2(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
2. 8(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur zu2-uh
3. 3(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du zu2-uh
4. 1(disz) gada! du sumun
5. tug2 {d}szara2 kar-ra
reverse
1. ki lugal-{d}isztaran-ta
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  some text moved to next line
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-ta
5. iti {d}li9-si4
  some text moved to next line
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul#-sze3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4?
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.01.01.00 to Amar-Suen.02.09.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) S006150.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P104499

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) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.1422
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030038

References

  • primary: AUCT 3, 285

    [Sigrist1988AUCT3] Sigrist, Marcel, Carney E. S. Gavin, Diana Stein, and Constance Menard. 1988. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 3. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 3, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104499.
AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry (No. P104499). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104499
AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104499 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	title = {AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104499},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 3, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104499.
AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry (No. P104499). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104499
AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104499 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104499
LB  - CDLI:P104499
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - AUCT 3, 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104499
ER  -
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