Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 (P107405)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

BSNS C05163

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
column 1
1. 8(disz)# gu4 niga
2. sza3 umma{ki}
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
4. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
5. e2-gu4-ka gub-ba
6. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
7. 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
8. 4(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
9. 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
10. 3(u) 8(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
11. 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
12. 1(disz)# ab2 amar ga
13. 1(disz)# gu4 amar ga
14. ur-{d}suen i3-dab5
15. 4(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
16. 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
17. 4(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
18. 2(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
19. 3(disz)# gu4 szu-gi4
20. lu2-eb-gal i3-dab5
21. 2(disz)# dur3 edin-na
22. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus mu 2(disz)
23. 2(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2 mu 1(disz)
24. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus mu 1(disz)
25. 1(disz)# {ansze}kunga2-nita2 ga
26. 3(disz) eme3-mah2
column 2
1. 2(disz) eme3 szu-gi4
2. 1(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
3. 1(disz) dur3 amar ga
4. ansze szaganx(AMA){gan}
5. ur-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
6. 1(disz) eme3-mah2
7. 3(disz) dur3-gesz
8. 1(disz) dur3 mu 1(disz)
9. 1(disz) eme3 szu-gi4
10. 2(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
11. ansze-lah5
12. ur-{d}da-mu i3-dab5
13. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2 ga
14. ki u2-a2-na engar
15. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
16. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
17. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
18. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
19. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
20. 4(disz) gu4 amar ga
21. ARAD2-hu-la i3-dab5
  blank space
22. szunigin 8(disz) gu4 niga
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(disz) ab2-mah2
2. szunigin 2(disz) gu4-gesz
3. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
4. szunigin 6(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
5. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
6. szunigin 5(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
7. szunigin 3(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
8. szunigin 2(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
9. szunigin 3(disz) gu4 szu-gi4
10. szunigin 2(disz) ab2 amar ga
11. szunigin 5(disz) gu4 amar ga
12. szunigin 2(disz) dur3 edin-na
13. szunigin 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus mu 2(disz)
14. szunigin 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus mu 1(disz)
15. szunigin {ansze}kunga2-nita2 mu 1(disz)
16. szunigin 2(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2 ga
17. szunigin 4(disz) eme3-mah2
18. szunigin 3(disz) dur3-gesz
19. szunigin 1(disz) dur3 mu 1(disz)
20. szunigin 3(disz) eme3 szu-gi4
21. szunigin 3(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
22. szunigin 1(disz) dur3 amar ga
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. [...]
2. [...] x hi-a
  blank space
3. [gu4]-lah5
4. [si]-il#-la
5. [x] x x-ma
6. [a-a-kal]-la ensi2# umma{ki}
7. [giri3] sza3-ta-ku3-zu sukkal
8. [lu2-{d}]inanna sukkal
9. [u3 lu2]-{d}nanna dub-sar
10. [...]

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/P107405

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) Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
Museum Number BSNS C05163
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004057

References

  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 129 03

    [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).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:55:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 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

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107405.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 artifact entry (No. P107405). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107405 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107405 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107405},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107405.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 artifact entry (No. P107405). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107405 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 129 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107405 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107405},
}


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