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, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Museum Number

935.01 L764c

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

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,
  some text moved to next line
10. iti {d}li9-si4
 en: month “Lisi,”
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112258

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Museum Number 935.01 L764c
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030314

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-07 at 15:55:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-08-11 at 11:03:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-09-22 at 13:10:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:37:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 40, 237 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112258.
JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry (No. P112258). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112258 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112258 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112258
LB  - CDLI:P112258
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112258
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 40, 237 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112258.
JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry (No. P112258). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112258 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112258 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112258
LB  - CDLI:P112258
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - JCS 40, 237 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112258
ER  -
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