JANES 08, 45 05 (P111763)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, USA

Museum Number

CAM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga#
2. ur-{d}nin-szubur
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# [naga]
4. {d}iszkur#-ba-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)# gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-{d}nansze#
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. la-li2
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. nam-ha-ni
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. i7-pa-e3!
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. szu-{d}utu
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ba-la
7. szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) <sila3> ninda
8. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3# 7(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam iti pa4-u2-<e>
2. mu si-ma!-num2{ki} ba-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111763

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, USA
Museum Number CAM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018397

References

  • primary: JANES 08, 45 05

    [Freedman1976JANES8] Freedman, R. David. 1976. “Cuneiform Tablets in the Sacramento Vicinity.” Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society, New York 8.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-20 at 18:47:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:07:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:35:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JANES 08, 45 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111763.
JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry (No. P111763). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111763 (Original work published 2001)
JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111763 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024JANES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111763},
}


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TI  - JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JANES 08, 45 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111763.
JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry (No. P111763). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111763 (Original work published 2001)
JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111763 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024JANES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111763},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111763
LB  - CDLI:P111763
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - JANES 08, 45 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111763
ER  -
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