JCS 40, 237 4 (P112258)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAMuseum Number
935.01 L764cPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
27.0 mm × 30.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
4. kur-bi-la-<ak> gaba-asz
en: Kurbilak, off to Persia;
5. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
8. ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal gaba-asz
en: Ur-Mami, the messenger, off to Persia;
reverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
en: 1 ban2 beer, 4 ban2 bread, 1/3 sila3 oil,
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
en: fodder of the courriers off to Persia, in bala,
3. giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal
en: via Ur-Mami, the messenger;
4. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
en: total: 2 jugs regular wort beer, 1 ban2 (barley per jug),
5. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) kasz du
en: total: 1 ban2 fine beer, total: 2 ban2 regular beer,
6. szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
en: total: 1 barrage bread, total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil,
7. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
en: total: 4 shekels alkali,
8. szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
en: total: 6 fish, total: 6 bundles of garlic;
9. u4 1(u)-kam
en: 10th day,
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10. iti {d}li9-si4
en: month “Lisi,”
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
4. kur-bi-la-<ak> gaba-asz
en: Kurbilak, off to Persia;
5. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
en: 1 jug wort beer, 5 sila3 fine beer,
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
en: 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 shekels alkali,
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
en: 3 fish, 3 bundles of garlic:
8. ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal gaba-asz
en: Ur-Mami, the messenger, off to Persia;
reverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
en: 1 ban2 beer, 4 ban2 bread, 1/3 sila3 oil,
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
en: fodder of the courriers off to Persia, in bala,
3. giri3 ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal
en: via Ur-Mami, the messenger;
4. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
en: total: 2 jugs regular wort beer, 1 ban2 (barley per jug),
5. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) kasz du
en: total: 1 ban2 fine beer, total: 2 ban2 regular beer,
6. szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
en: total: 1 barrage bread, total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil,
7. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
en: total: 4 shekels alkali,
8. szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
en: total: 6 fish, total: 6 bundles of garlic;
9. u4 1(u)-kam
en: 10th day,
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10. iti {d}li9-si4
en: month “Lisi,”
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 30.0 wide
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: JCS 40 (pp. 236-244), 237 4
[Obermark1988JCS40] Obermark, Peter R. 1988. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 40 (2): 236–44. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359665.
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- Museum No.: 935.01 L764c
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.10
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2024-09-07 at 15:55:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-08-11 at 11:03:08 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-09-22 at 13:10:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:34:18 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:15:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:09:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 18:37:50 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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