Georgica 3.12 (P109417)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A05835

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

124.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) 8(disz)#? gin2#
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
6. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam
8. GAN2-gu4
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(asz) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam
11. szuku engar
12. a-sza3 i7 lugal
13. 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
column 2
1. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2# 4(disz)# 5(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 8(disz)-kam
5. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(asz) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2-kam
7. GAN2-gu4
8. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam
10. szuku engar
11. a-sza3 muru13
  blank space
  erasure
reverse
column 1
  blank space
  erasures
1. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
2. 1(esze3)? 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta a-sza3 bala-a
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-kam
4. a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
6. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
11. 1(esze3)? 1(iku)? 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
12. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra
13. a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-<ta>
column 2
1. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. a-sza3 sag-du3
3. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2-bi u4 4(disz)-kam
5. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
6. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2-bi u4 5(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
8. a-sza3 {d}szara2-gu2-gal
9. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
11. a-sza3 na-gab2-tum
12. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
14. a-<sza3> du6-ku3#-sig17
15. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
16. ugula gu2-tar
17. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
18. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002250.3 (composite) (P533392) S002250.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P109417

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 124.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A05835
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 036987
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 26ff65ac-afd1-461e-8725-d9f6548f273a

References

  • primary: Georgica, 3.12

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

  • history: ASJ 17, p.333-337, p. 335

    [Maeda1995gang] Maeda, Tohru. 1995. “Three Men of a Gang for Plowing and Four Men for Sowing.” Acta Sumerologica 17: 333–37.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 09:17:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-01-28 at 11:01:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 3.12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109417.
Georgica 3.12 artifact entry (No. P109417). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109417 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 3.12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109417 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 3.12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Georgica 3.12 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 3.12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109417.
Georgica 3.12 artifact entry (No. P109417). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109417 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 3.12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109417 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 3.12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109417
LB  - CDLI:P109417
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Georgica 3.12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109417
ER  -
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