JANES 21, 74 07 (P111783)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 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 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-da-lal3?
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
4. szu-{d}en-lil2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}suen
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
8. hu-la-al
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. puzur4-ma-ma
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-ni
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba
4. szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2)! 7(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 szum2 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4 2(u) 6(disz)
7. iti sze-kar-[ra]-gal2-[la]
  some text moved to next line
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-ni-ti-ni-im mu-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111783

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Museum Number CAM —
Accession Number 1914.683

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034908

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-20 at 18:54:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-12-30 at 13:54:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-30 at 13:25:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-26 at 08:38:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JANES 21, 74 07 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111783.
JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry (No. P111783). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111783 (Original work published 2001)
JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111783 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111783},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“JANES 21, 74 07 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111783.
JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry (No. P111783). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111783 (Original work published 2001)
JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111783 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024JANES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111783},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111783
LB  - CDLI:P111783
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - JANES 21, 74 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111783
ER  -
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