CHEU 100 (P107531)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 100

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. 2(bur3) la2 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 saga
2. a-sza3 i7 e3-da gub-ba
3. 2(szar2) 5(bur3) 1(esze3)? GAN2 saga du11-ge
4. 2(esze3) GAN2 du6
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
6. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na egir-da gi4-a
7. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 saga
8. a de2-a
9. sza3-ba lu2-mah i3-de6
10. us2-sa {d}ur3-bar-tab
11. 3(bur'u) 3(bur3)# GAN2 saga
12. us2#-sa {d}lamma
13. [a]-sza3#? ka2-mah [x] edin-na
14. [...] GAN2 saga
15. [x] 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13
16. [... GAN2] saga#? [...]
column 2
1. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 saga
2. a-sza3 pu2-pu2-lu2-masz-kan2{ki}-ke4-ne
3. <u3> aga3-us2 tab-ba-i3-li2-ke4-ne
4. ib2-dab5
5. a-sza3 da-gi4-a
6. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 saga
7. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 muru13
8. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
9. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
10. igi anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
11. 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 saga
12. 1(szar2) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 muru13
13. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
14. 6(bur3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
15. 1(bur3) GAN2 illu
16. a-sza3 a-ba-gal
17. 4(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 muru13
18. 1(bur'u) GAN2 muru13 su3
19. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2 ki mun
20. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 illu
column 3
1. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a umma{ki}
2. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13
3. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
4. 3(bur3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
5. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a ri
6. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13
7. a-sza3 ku-gara2-lum
8. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
9. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
11. a-sza3 e2-mah
12. ur-{d}suen
13. u3 ur-ama-na
14. ib2-gid2
15. 5(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 saga
16. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
17. 2(bur'u) GAN2 muru13 su3
18. 3(bur'u) GAN2 illu
19. 2(bur'u) 4(iku) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
20. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
21. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
22. 5(bur3) GAN2 muru13
column 4
1. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) [x GAN2 muru13 su3]
2. 2(bur3) GAN2 murgu2# [ki-mun]
3. a-sza3 GAN2-[...]-{d}szara2
4. 3(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) [x GAN2 ...]
5. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13
6. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
7. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 illu
8. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
9. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
10. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 saga
11. 1(bur'u) GAN2 muru13
12. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
13. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 illu
14. 2(bur'u) 5(bur3) <GAN2> murgu2 ki-mun
15. a-sza3 du6-ku3-sig17
16. 1(bur'u) GAN2 saga
17. 1(szar2) la2 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13
18. 2(bur'u) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
19. a-sza3 a-bu3
20. 6(bur3) GAN2 saga
21. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) la2 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
22. a-sza3 a-naga-zu
23. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
24. 1(esze3) GAN2 murgu2 ki-mun
25. a-sza3 {d}inanna
26. ab-ba dub-sar
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 4(bur'u) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 saga#
3. 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) [...] 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 a-uri3
4. a-sza3 la2-tur
5. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
6. a-sza3 da-gi4-a
7. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 saga
8. 3(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
9. gaba a-sza3 {d}szara2
10. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13
11. a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6-gu-la
12. 1(bur'u) GAN2 [...]
13. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
14. a-sza3 a-gur8
15. 3(bur'u) GAN2 saga
16. 2(u) la2 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 muru13
17. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
18. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) la2 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2 ki mun
19. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 du6
20. a-sza3 ki-x
21. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 saga
22. 1(bur'u) GAN2 muru13
23. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
24. a-sza3 ki-x
column 2
1. [...]-x a-pi4-sal4{ki}
2. [...] 1(bur3) GAN2 saga
3. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
4. 2(bur3) GAN2 muru13 su3
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 a!-uri3
6. 4(iku) GAN2 murgu2# ki-mun
7. a-sza3 tul2-le-la-gi4
8. 4(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 saga
9. [...] 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13
10. [...] x x igi {d}szara2
11. [...] GAN2# a!-uri3
12. a-sza3 {d}szara2
13. u3# a-sza3# lugal
14. ki#-sur#-ra# gir2-su{ki} x-im
15. lu2-{d}nin-ildu3-ma
16. u3 {d}szara2-kam
17. ib2-gid2
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] muru13# su3
  rest broken
column 4
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P107531

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 100
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004170

References

  • primary: CHEU, 100

    [Contenau1915CHEU] Contenau, Georges. 1915. Contribution À l’histoire Économique d’Umma. Paris: Champion.

  • history: DoCu, 100

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 11:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CHEU 100 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107531.
CHEU 100 artifact entry (No. P107531). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107531 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107531 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107531},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CHEU 100 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107531.
CHEU 100 artifact entry (No. P107531). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107531 (Original work published 2001)
CHEU 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107531 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024CHEU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CHEU 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107531},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107531
LB  - CDLI:P107531
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CHEU 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107531
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