CST (JRL) 541 (P108057)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0541

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. {d}szara2-kam
 en: Šara-kam,
2. ur-gu4-nu2-a
 en: Ur-gu-nu’a,
3. min-na-ne-ne
 en: the two of them,
4. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-sze3
 en: for 1/3 mana silver,
5. gu-da-ga
 en: did Gudaga,
6. ama-ne-ne
 en: their mother,
7. ma-an-szum2-e-sze3
 en: to Manšume
8. in-szi-du8
 en: release.
9. ma-an-szum2-e
 en: Manšume,
reverse
1. ku3-ba nu-ub-gi4-gi4-da
 en: that to the silver he will not return,
2. mu lugal#-bi in-pa3
 en: the royal name he invoked;
3. igi lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-sze3
 en: before: Lugale-bansa,
4. igi lugal-e2-sze3
 en: before: Lugal-e,
5. igi dingir-saga-sze3
 en: before: Dingir-saga,
6. igi ur-ge6-par4 dumu su-tur-sze3
 en: before: Ur-gepar, son of Su-tur,
7. igi nigar{gar}-ki-du10 dumu da-gu
 en: before: Nigar-kidu, sone of Dagu,
8. igi lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-sze3
 en: before: Lu-uršaga;
9. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
 en: month: “Month-six,”
10. mu en-unu6-gal-an-na {d}inanna ba-hun
 en: year: “En-unugal-ana of Inanna was installed.”

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/P108057

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) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0541
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8772

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 541

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 118

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:34:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 541 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108057.
CST (JRL) 541 artifact entry (No. P108057). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108057 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 541 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108057 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 541 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108057},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 541 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108057.
CST (JRL) 541 artifact entry (No. P108057). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108057 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 541 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108057 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 541 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108057},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108057
LB  - CDLI:P108057
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CST (JRL) 541 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108057
ER  -
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