Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 (P107403)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Number

BSNS C05164

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(asz) sze gur
2. [la2-ia3] su-ga
3. lugal#-nig2-lagar-e
4. [mu] en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
5. [...] 1(asz) gur
6. [x] x nig2-ka9
7. [...] 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
8. [la2]-ia3# nig2-ka9-ak
9. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. [x] KA szu x du
11. [...] 3(u) gur
12. [...]-gi-na dumu lu2-x-amar-ra
13. [ki] ur#-{d}nun-gal-ta
14. [...] gur
15. [...]-ga
16. [x] x-ga
17. [...] sze-ba
18. lu2 azlag2#
19. [ki] lu2#-kal-la-ta
20. [mu] hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
21. [...] gur
22. [la2-ia3] su-ga
23. [x] ur#-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
24. [...] sze
25. [ki] lu2#-{d}utu-ta
26. [...] gur
27. [...] ur3-du5
28. [mu en] eridu{ki} ba-hun
29. [...] x AN
30. [...]-lah5#
column 2
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur
2. nig2 nig2-gal2-la
3. mu 4(disz)-kam
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-ta mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun-sze3
5. 5(asz) gur
6. la2-ia3 su-ga
7. inim-{d}inanna
8. ki szesz-saga-ta
9. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
10. 4(u) gur
11. mu-kux(DU)# {d}szara2
12. mu sza-asz-ru-um ba-hul
13. 2(gesz2) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
14. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak
15. 1(u) 7(asz) sze-kar-ra gur
16. 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
17. la2-ia3 su-ga
18. ur-e11-e
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze-ba gur
20. guru7-a tak4-a
21. ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
22. 4(barig) sze
23. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
24. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
25. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
26. 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
27. sze ur5-ra x-ta e3-a
28. 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
column 3
1. ki ma2-lah5
2. giri3 tab-sza-la
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
4. nig2 nig2-gal2-la
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
6. u4-de3 gid2-da#
7. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
8. 4(disz) sar sahar
9. masz2 sze ur5-ra-ka
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
11. kiszib3-bi 1(u) 6(disz)-am3
12. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
13. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
14. ki gu-u2-gu-a-ta
15. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum mu-hul
16. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
17. 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
18. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak
19. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um ba-hul
20. 4(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
21. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak
22. 5(asz) 4(barig) gig gur
23. i3-dub ur3 [...]
24. mu hu-uh2-[nu-ri{ki} ba-hul]
25. 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
26. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-[ak]
27. mu en eridu[{ki} ba-hun]
28. kiszib3-bi 5(disz)-[am3]
29. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig)# [...]
30. la2-ia3 x [...]
31. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen# lugal-e ur-bi2-[lum{ki} mu-hul]
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2. ki ur-{d}suen-[ta]
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri[{ki} ba]-hul
4. 4(u) zi3 gu2-na gur
5. 3(u) 5(asz) zi3 ur5-ra gur#
6. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. sze-bi bala [x]
8. kiszib3 tug2#-[x]
9. ki e2#-gal-e-si-ta
10. 3(asz) gur
11. sza3!(KI)-gal udu niga
12. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun#
13. kiszib3-bi# 4(disz)-am3#
14. kiszib3 lugal-la
15. 5(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
16. 2(asz) 4(barig) gig gur
17. ugu2 lu2-{d}szara2# ba-a-gar
18. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna
19. 6(asz) [sze]-ba gur
20. guru7-a tak4-a
21. ki bi#-du11-ga-ta
22. mu sza#-asz-szu2-ru-[um{ki} ba-hul]
23. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur#
24. i3-dub bar-ta gal2-la#
25. mu hu-uh2-nu#-[ri{ki}] ba#-hul
26. 8(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
27. [bar]-ta# gal2-la
28. [...] 1(asz) gur
29. kiszib3# ur-{gesz}gigir#
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra# gur
2. ki lugal-mu-ma-an-ag2-ta
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
4. kiszib3-bi 2(u) 2(disz)-am3
5. kiszib3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
6. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. la2-ia3 sze gub-ba
8. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
10. la2-ia3 sze gub-ba
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
12. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
13. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
14. 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. sze gub-ba esz3 didli
16. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
17. 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
18. la2-ia3 sze ur5-ra-ka
19. mu en-mah-gal-an-na
20. 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
21. ka-ga gi-na
22. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
23. ka-gal2-la
24. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna
25. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
26. kiszib3 er3-re-eb
27. 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
28. kiszib3 ur-dun
29. mu hu-uh2#-[nu-ri{ki} ba-hul]
column 3
1. [...] gur
2. [x] x gi4
3. [...]-ni lu2-[{d}]en#-lil2-la2 dumu inim-{d}szara2
4. [mu] hu#-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
5. [szunigin ...] 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5/6(disz) sila3
6. [szunigin ...] 1(gesz2) gig gur
7. [szunigin ...] 3(u) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
  blank space
8. [szunigin2 ...] 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
9. ugu2# ga2-ra
10. dub#-sze3 tum3!?(NIM)
11. [x]-bi# en3-bi tar-re
12. [ki] lu2#-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
13. [x] sze na ba-an-dab!
  blank space
14. [iti] {gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2#-ra
15. [mu] us2#-sa en {d}[nanna] ga#-esz{ki} ba-hun

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 117 01

    [Hussey1915Buffalo] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. “Babylonian Tablets in the Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,” Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 11 (2).

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  • Museum No.: BSNS C05164
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00, Amar-Suen.02.00.00, Amar-Suen.03.00.00, Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Amar-Suen.05.00.00, Amar-Suen.06.00.00, Amar-Suen.07.00.00, Amar-Suen.08.00.00, Šū-Suen.01.02.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.01.00.00 to Šū-Suen.01.02.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-09-17 at 04:47:01 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-09-13 at 19:53:27 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:55:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107403.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry (No. P107403). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107403 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107403 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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	title = {Buffalo {SNS}.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107403},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107403.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry (No. P107403). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107403 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107403 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Buffalo {SNS}.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107403},
}


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TI  - Buffalo SNS.11-2, 117 01 artifact entry
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