JSOR 12, 42 31 (P112374)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, USA

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, USA

Museum Number

Anonymous 112374

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) sar sahar
2. kab2-ku5 i7 {d}szara2-he2-gal2
3. 5(disz) sar kab2-ku5 i7 muru13
4. 8(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5 i7 {d}nin-hur-sag
5. 3(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5 igi-anzu2{muszen}-babbar
6. kab2-ku5-ta sahar zi#-ga
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
2. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. a-sza3 GAN2 giri3-u3-a a-egir GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2
4. a-sza3-ga a de2-a
  blank space
5. ugula da-da
6. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
7. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. i7-pa-e3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002533 (composite) (P455243) S002533 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112374

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) anonymous, USA
Museum Number Anonymous 112374
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006736

References

  • primary: JSOR 12 (pp. 35-42, 146-150), 42 31

    [Mercer1928JSOR12] Mercer, Samuel A. 1928. “Some Babylonian Contracts/ Some Babylonian Temple Records.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 12: 35–42, 146–50.

  • history: JCS 46, p.17-27, p. 22 09

    [Owen1994texts] Owen, David I. 1994. “More Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 46 (1): 17–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359937.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-02 at 09:43:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 16:38:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-12-13 at 07:19:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JSOR 12, 42 31 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112374.
JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry (No. P112374). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112374 (Original work published 2001)
JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112374 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112374},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“JSOR 12, 42 31 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112374.
JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry (No. P112374). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112374 (Original work published 2001)
JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112374 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024JSOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112374},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112374
LB  - CDLI:P112374
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - JSOR 12, 42 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112374
ER  -
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