Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 (P107406)

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 C05172

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. 3(u) 7(disz) ab2 ga 3(u) 5(disz) gu4 ga
2. lu2-zabala3{ki} unu3
3. 8(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 ga
4. ur-{d}su4-da unu3
5. 7(disz) ab2 ga 7(disz) gu4 ga
6. lugal-ezem unu3
7. 2(u) 6(disz) ab2 ga 2(u) 8(disz) gu4 ga
8. ab-ba-gi-na unu3 dumu ur-nigar{gar}
9. 7(disz) ab2 ga 1(disz) gu4 ga
10. {d}szara2-kam unu3
11. 1(u) 3(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 ga#
12. {d}szara2-a-mu unu3
13. 4(disz) ab2 ga 4(disz) gu4 ga
14. ur-{d}a-szar2 unu3
15. 5(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 ga
16. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3
17. 4(disz) ab2 ga 6(disz) gu4 ga
18. USZ unu3
19. 1(u) 2(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) 3(disz) gu4 ga
20. lugal-dub-la2 unu3
  blank space
21. e2 {d}szara2
22. 4(disz) ab2 ga 5(disz) gu4 ga
23. la-lu5 unu3
24. 2(disz) ab2 ga 1(disz) gu4 ga
25. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3
26. 3(disz) ab2 ga 3(disz) gu4 ga
reverse
1. lu2-du10-ga unu3
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2 ga 6(disz) gu4 ga
3. ab-ba-gi-na unu3
4. 5(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) gu4 ga
5. szesz-a-ni unu3
  blank space
6. 7(disz) ab2 ga 5(disz) gu4 ga
7. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3 lu2 ensi2-ka
  blank space
8. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra u3 {d}szul-gi-ra
  blank space
9. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) amar ga
  blank space
10. amar ga si-il-la sza3# e2-amar-ra-ka
11. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
12. mu ma2-gur8 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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/P107406

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 C05172
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004058

References

  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 134 04

    [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
2025-02-10 at 18:18:04 Vanderroost, Nicolas Transliteration Vanderroost, Nicolas Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-05-07 at 15:32:57 Firth, Richard Artifact 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 09:55:23 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, 134 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107406.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 artifact entry (No. P107406). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107406 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107406 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107406.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 artifact entry (No. P107406). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107406 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107406 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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