Georgica 8.3.2 (P109462)

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

Museum Number

OIM A05832

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 sze-ba u3 kasz 1(u) gur
2. lugal-a2-zi-da gudu4
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. e2-gi4-a
5. 1(iku) GAN2 2(barig) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(barig) 3(ban2) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) gur a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
8. da-da dub-sar
9. 2(iku) GAN2 3(barig)
10. da-da-ga
11. a-sza3 la2-tur
12. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(asz) gur
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 su3
14. a-kal-la nu-banda3
15. 5(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz a-ab-ba
17. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
18. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz lugal-{gesz}kiri6
19. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
20. lu2-{d}inanna-hul2
21. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 5(asz) gur
22. {d}szara2!(SIG7)-ba-zi-ge
23. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
24. na-ba-sa6
25. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur
26. da-du-mu
column 2
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur
2. ur-gu2-edin-na agar4-nigin2
3. a-sza3 la2-mah
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) gur
5. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
6. a-sza3 tur
7. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur u4-de3 de6-a masz nu-tuku
8. [x]-x-mu agar4-nigin2
9. a-sza3 gi#-apin-ku5-ra2
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. a-da#-sze3?-en6
12. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# 1(asz) gur
13. lugal-e2-mah-e sipa
14. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2)
15. lu2-{d}er3-ra nagar
16. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) szu-esz18-dar
17. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
18. lugal-e2-mah-e gudu4
19. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
20. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
21. ur-sipa-da engar
22. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur
23. lu2-kal-la szabra
24. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) 1(asz) gur
25. lu2-eb-gal dumu sa12-du5?
26. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
27. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
28. ku3-ga-ni dumu ur-saga
29. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
30. kas4 dub-sar
31. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri
reverse
column 1
1. 4(iku) GAN2 [...] gur#
2. er2 [...]
3. 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(barig) da-da sipa szah2
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6. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
7. 5(iku) GAN2 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz al-la
9. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
10. ni-bu3-ul
11. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
12. ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4
13. 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
14. ur-{d}nisaba
15. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. lu2-sa6-i3-zu
17. 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
18. ur-{d}suen sipa
19. a-sza3 nigin8 a-sza3 la2-mah
20. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
21. lu2-gi-na
22. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
23. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
24. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
25. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
26. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
27. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz al-la
28. 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sza3-igi-na engar
29. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) 7(asz) gur
30. lugal-a2-zi-da gudu4
31. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
column 2
1. a-gu-gu sipa
2. 2(iku) GAN2 4(barig) ur-szu-ku3-ga
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
4. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da lu2 lunga
5. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) 5(asz) gur
7. usz-mu
8. a-sza3 sipa-da
9. 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) a-gu-gu sipa
10. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
11. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. lu5-lu5 i3-du8
13. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
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14. szunigin 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
15. masz tuku
16. szunigin 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 u4-de3 de6-a masz nu-tuku
17. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
18. szunigin 2(esze3) GAN2 su3
19. masz nu-tuku
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20. apin-la2 a-sza3 gesz-i3-ka
21. gu4-{gesz}apin 1(gesz2)-a-kam
22. da-umma{ki}
23. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Georgica, 8.3.2

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A05832
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-22 at 20:20:03	Pottorf, Andrew	Atf	Pottorf, Andrew		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-27 at 09:17:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-07-21 at 13:03:44	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Reckling, Lucas		CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 13:29:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:30:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:22	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (037032) (037032)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (da6855ad-426a-46c1-bbb5-83d798d763aa) (da6855ad-426a-46c1-bbb5-83d798d763aa)
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (3523) (3523)

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Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 8.3.2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109462.

Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry (No. P109462). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109462 (Original work published 2001)

Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109462 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109462},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 8.3.2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109462.

Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry (No. P109462). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109462 (Original work published 2001)

Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109462 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109462
LB  - CDLI:P109462
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - Georgica 8.3.2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109462
ER  -