JAOS 090, 268 (P111807)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04179

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
  1 line erased
3. mu en {d}nanna
4. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
7. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
8. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
9. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bum2{ki}
10. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
11. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
12. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
13. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
14. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
15. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
16. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
17. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
18. [...] 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
19. [...] 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
20. [sze-bi] u4#-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
21. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
22. [mu us2]-sa# ki-masz{ki}
23. [...] gur
24. [...] x [...] du#
column 2
1. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
2. 8(asz) 1(ban2)# [...] gur#
3. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
4. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
6. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
9. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
10. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki}
12. mu-kux(DU)
13. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
14. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
15. sila3 sze-bi mu-<kux(DU)>
  erasure
16. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2
17. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
18. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri
19. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
20. sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
  erasure
21. mu en-mah-gal# [...]
22. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
23. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
24. 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
25. mu en-unu6-gal
26. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur#
27. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam#
reverse
column 1
1. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti diri#
2. sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi mu-kux(DU)
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul#
5. 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi mu-kux(DU) mu en {d}nanna-ta mu en-mah-gal-sze3
6. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sila3 sze gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 8(asz) gur mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
9. 8(asz) gur mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um{ki}
10. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
12. 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu ki-masz{ki}
14. 9(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
16. 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta
18. mu en-mah-gal-sze3
19. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur
20. mu gu-za ba-dim2
21. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur
22. mu en-unu6-gal u3 mu sza-asz-ru{ki}
23. kiszib3#? lu2-{d}nin-szubur
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. zi-ga-am3
3. diri 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
  (blank space/erased: 5.1.0 90)
4. nig2-ka9-ak sze-bi u4-sakar {gesz}gigir-ra
5. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3-ta
7. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul-sze3
  (blank space/draft)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.43.00.00 to Amar-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111807

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 04179
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015950
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-018244
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.4179

References

  • primary: JAOS 090, 268

    [DeJongEllis1970JAOS90] DeJong Ellis, Maria. 1970. “A Note on the ‘Chariot’s Crescent.’” Journal of the American Oriental Society 90: 266–69.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-22 at 09:27:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 090, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P111807.
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (No. P111807). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111807 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111807 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111807},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 090, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P111807.
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (No. P111807). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111807 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111807 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111807},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - JAOS 090, 268 artifact entry
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