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JAOS 108, 120 3 (P111815)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) kasz dida du
2. 3(disz) kasz ninda
3. [x] udu-nita2 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. gi#?-ri-im-zi-na-ak
5. lu2 si-masz-kum{ki}
6. a2-ga2-dab5-ba sukkal-mah
7. iri{ki}-ta iri{ki}-sze3
8. ki i-tu-ri-a
9. ensi2 asz2-nun{ki}-ta
10. ba-zi
11. giri3 ha-ma-ti-szi?
12. lu2 kin-gi4-a
blank space
13. iti ezem-an-na
14. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba?
column 2
1. ha-ma-ti
2. lu2 kas4
3. dumu a-hu-ra?-ni?
4. nu-banda3
5. ARAD2-zu

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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Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: JAOS 108 (pp. 111-122), 120 3

[Owen1988JAOS108] Owen, David I. 1988. “Random Notes on a Recent Ur III Volume.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (1): 111–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/603250.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A—
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level: Shuiliya - Nurahum
Excavation No: TA 1931 T0622
Findspot Square: M32:12 (lower)
Findspot Comments:
Palace of the Rulers

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.11.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 08:18:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-11-02 at 09:38:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:57:10	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-22 at 14:08:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:33:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:08:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (030296) (030296)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005942 (composite) (P458652)	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 108, 120 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111815.

JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry (No. P111815). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111815 (Original work published 2001)

JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111815 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2024JAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111815},
}

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TI  - JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 108, 120 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111815.

JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry (No. P111815). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111815 (Original work published 2001)

JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111815 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2024JAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111815},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111815
LB  - CDLI:P111815
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - JAOS 108, 120 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111815
ER  -