Georgica 6.02 (P109442)

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 A26321

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

39.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze 1(asz) 2(barig) ziz2
2. nig2-siskur2-ra a-sza3-ga
3. e2-gal i7 lugal-ta
4. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu x-x-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003565.1 (composite) (P533738) S003565.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P109442

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
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 A26321
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037012
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 4b351fcd-e5d4-486e-9f29-4f832f4160fc

References

  • primary: Georgica, 6.02

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

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
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-08-29 at 09:59:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 6.02 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109442.
Georgica 6.02 artifact entry (No. P109442). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109442 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 6.02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109442 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 6.02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109442
LB  - CDLI:P109442
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Georgica 6.02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109442
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 6.02 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109442.
Georgica 6.02 artifact entry (No. P109442). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109442 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 6.02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109442 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 6.02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109442
LB  - CDLI:P109442
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Georgica 6.02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109442
ER  -
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