JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892 (P111936)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.1298

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na zabar
 en: 1 mina of bronze,
2. bi2-gu7-bi 4(disz) gin2
 en: its “loss”: 4 shekels,
  60 x 1/15 = 4
3. nagga-bi 8(disz) gin2
 en: its tin: 8 shekels,
  60 x 2/15 = 8
4. uruda luh-ha-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2
 en: its cleaned copper: 5/6 mina 6 shekels,
  60 x 14/15 = 56
5. bi2-gu7 uruda luh-ha-bi 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
 en: its cleaned copper “loss”: 7 1/3 shekels 24 grains,
  56 x 2/15 = 7 84/180
reverse
1. su3-[he2-bi] 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
 en: its arsenic?: 1/2 shekel 6 grains,
  56 x 1/105 = 96/180
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892

    [Jones1961JCS15] Jones, Tom B. 1961. “Reviewed Work(s): Le Travail Du Metal Au Pays de Sumer Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur by Henri Limet.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 15 (3): 114–16. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359022.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.1298
  • Accession No.: UIOM 0892

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-07-05 at 08:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111936.
JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892 artifact entry (No. P111936). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111936
JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111936 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
@misc{2001JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 15, 114 {UIOM} 892 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111936},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111936
LB  - CDLI:P111936
M1  - 2025/6/7/
TI  - JCS 15, 114 UIOM 892 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111936
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