Kyoto 19 (P112424)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Number

KUJ —

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum
2. 5/6(disz) sila3 lal3
3. 5(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
4. 5(disz) {gesz}haszhur sze-er-gu
5. 5(disz) szu-szakir zu2-lum 2(ban2)-ta
6. 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3-nun
7. szu-GIR2@g-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
  calculation: 4 1/6 ÷ 15 = 16 2/3 gin2
8. 5(ban2) ga gal
9. 3(ban2) ga-sze-a
10. 3(gesz2) 2(u) ku6 al-dar-a
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ku6 sag-kesz2
reverse
1. 4(u) du5 ku6 suhur-gal
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ku6 kun-zi
3. 1/3(disz) szah2-gesz-gi
4. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) pesz2-gesz-gi
5. 5/6(disz) u2-ga{muszen}
  blank space
6. nidba {d}en-lil2-la2
7. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112424

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) Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Museum Number KUJ —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006755

References

  • primary: Kyoto, Kyoto 19

    [Nakahara1928Kyoto] Nakahara, Yomokuro. 1928. The Sumerian Tablets in the Imperial University of Kyoto. [Tokyo] : Toyo Bunko.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 126 n. 400 (obv. 10 - rev. 7)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 18:48:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-08-13 at 16:54:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-23 at 08:46:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:41 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

“Kyoto 19 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112424.
Kyoto 19 artifact entry (No. P112424). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112424 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112424 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112424
LB  - CDLI:P112424
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Kyoto 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112424
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 19 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112424.
Kyoto 19 artifact entry (No. P112424). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112424 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112424 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112424
LB  - CDLI:P112424
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Kyoto 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112424
ER  -
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