Georgica 1.2.1 (P109387)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A02619

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

42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) {gesz}dur pisan im-sar-ra gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta
2. 6(disz) gesz nigin2 al
3. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}epir siskur2-sze3 gid2-bi 5(disz) kusz3-ta
reverse
1. ki ur-sila-luh-ta
2. kiszib3 a-gu
3. sza3 bala-a
blank space
seal impression
4. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. a#-[...]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu# [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 42.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Georgica, 1.2.1

[Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

= MVN 10, 230 ii 27 - iii 1
history: CM 26, p. 295

[Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

(catalogue entry)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A02619
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-27 at 09:17:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-08-29 at 08:59:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-01-25 at 18:31:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:29:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (036957) (036957)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (e306ccd3-9810-4f85-9587-677aa8ed8133) (e306ccd3-9810-4f85-9587-677aa8ed8133)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001735 (composite) (P454445)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 1.2.1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109387.

Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry (No. P109387). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109387 (Original work published 2001)

Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109387 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109387},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109387
LB  - CDLI:P109387
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109387
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 1.2.1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109387.

Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry (No. P109387). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109387 (Original work published 2001)

Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109387 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109387},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109387
LB  - CDLI:P109387
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - Georgica 1.2.1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109387
ER  -