DoCu 253 (P109221)

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 253

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
2. [...]-x
3. 5(disz) sila3# [kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga#
4. szu-[...]
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. im-ti-dam
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. du10-i3-li2
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
10. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
12. ep-qu2-sza
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lugal-si-sa2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ar-szi-ah
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz)! sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
7. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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8. iti dal
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 [mar]-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id#-ni!-im mu-du3-a mu# us2-sa-a-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P109221

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 253
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024027

References

  • primary: DoCu, 253

    [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
2019-01-27 at 06:16:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“DoCu 253 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109221.
DoCu 253 artifact entry (No. P109221). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109221 (Original work published 2001)
DoCu 253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109221 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024DoCu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109221},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109221
LB  - CDLI:P109221
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - DoCu 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109221
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“DoCu 253 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109221.
DoCu 253 artifact entry (No. P109221). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109221 (Original work published 2001)
DoCu 253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109221 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024DoCu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109221},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109221
LB  - CDLI:P109221
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - DoCu 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109221
ER  - 
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