Georgica 6.04 (P109444)

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 A02763

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 × 42.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
2. siskur2 a-sza3 kesz2-ra2
3. giri3 masz-masz-ne
4. ki kas4-ta
5. kiszib3 a-kal-la nu-banda3
reverse
1. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti {d}dumu-zi
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. a-kal-[la]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-nigar[{gar} szusz3]

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 001780.5 (composite) (P533294) S001780.5 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P109444

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 14.0 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 A02763
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037014
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) c92ba835-d89b-4524-b5b0-6e792e61ee2f

References

  • primary: Georgica, 6.04

    [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
2015-08-29 at 10:01:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 6.04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109444.
Georgica 6.04 artifact entry (No. P109444). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109444 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 6.04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109444 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 6.04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109444
LB  - CDLI:P109444
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Georgica 6.04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109444
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Georgica 6.04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109444.
Georgica 6.04 artifact entry (No. P109444). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109444 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 6.04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109444 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 6.04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109444
LB  - CDLI:P109444
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Georgica 6.04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109444
ER  -
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