L'uomo 50 (P112469)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Museum Number

Michail —

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
  beginning broken
column 1'
  (traces)
column 2'
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)?
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 4(disz)
5. a-sza3 ugur2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah
6. 1(bur3)# 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
8. a-sza3 x x
9. kiszib3 lu2-e2-mah#-sze3
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u)
12. 2(bur3)# 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz-[ur3-ra a]-ra2# 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
13. [...] x
14. [...]
column 3
1. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1/2(disz)
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
5. a-sza3 la2-tur
6. kiszib3 ur-dun
  double ruling
7. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
8. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
9. GAN2-gu4
10. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
11. szuku gurusz sza3-gu4
12. uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 8(disz) x
  double ruling
14. a2
  erasure after a2
15. 1(u) sar {gesz}dih3? ku5 [...] x 2(u) sar-ta
16. [...]
column 4
1. a2-bi u4 [...] 6(disz)
2. 5(gesz2) 1(u) [...] sar gi# [...]
3. a2#-bi [u4] 6(disz)
4. 7(disz) gurusz u4 [...]
5. a-du?-x
6. x x DU
7. a-sza3 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2
8. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(u) la2 1(disz)
10. 8(gesz2) 5(disz) sar al 1(u) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
12. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sar al# 6(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz)
14. [...] 1(u) 2(disz) sar al# 6(disz)# sar-[ta]
15. [...]
column 5
1. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
2. 5(gesz2) sar u2 du8-ak#? sze-bu3-um# x
3. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
4. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sar x-|ZI&ZI|-x al 3(u) sar-[ta]
5. a2-bi 1(u) 7(disz)# [2/3(disz)]
6. 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz [...]
7. x gub-ba? [...]
8. a2-bi# x
9. 1(u) 4(disz) sar al [...]
10. a2-bi u4 [...]
11. 3(u) sar# [...]
12. a2-[bi]
13. a2 lu2? [...]
14. 7(gesz2) sar [...]
15. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. a2 [...]
3. 6(gesz2) sar# [...]
4. 1(disz) gul 5(disz) [sar]
5. 2(disz) x 2(disz) sila3 [...]
6. 1(disz)# gul 6(disz) sar# [...]
7. sila3?
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gub?-ba? [...]
9. x kas4 x
10. x gurusz gu4-da#? [...]
11. a-sza3 ugur2-[tur]
12. x [...] x
  erased line
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar [...]
14. a2-bi u4 4(disz) [...]
15. 1(gesz2) sar gi [...]
16. a2-bi u4 2(disz) [...]
17. a-sza3 nigin?-USZ# [...]
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 5(disz) [sar-ta]
19. a2-bi u4 2(u)
20. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar al# 5(disz) sar-ta
21. a2-bi u4 2(u)# 5(disz)? [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [a2-bi u4 ...] 1(u) 1(disz)?
3. 1(gesz2)# 4(u)? la2 2(disz) sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
5. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)#
7. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
8. [a2]-bi# u4 2(u)
9. [... sar al ... sar]-ta
10. a2-bi u4 [...] 1(u)? [...]
11. 4(gesz2) [sar al 1(u)] sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
13. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) sar u2-dih3 ku5-da#? 2(u) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)
15. 5(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
17. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
18. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
19. a2-bi u4 3(u) 1(disz)
20. 4(u) 9(disz)? sar al [x] sar
21. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz)
column 3
1. [...]
2. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar# {gesz}dih3
3. ku5#-da# 1(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(u)
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 9(disz)
7. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
8. ab#-sin2-ta la#-ag# ri#-ri-ga#
9. GAN2-gu4
10. 6(gesz2) 4(u) sar nig2-[gul] 1(u) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 4(u)
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 3(u)
14. kiszib3 um-x-x-x
15. a-sza3 la2-tur
  1 line blank
16. kiszib3 ur-dun
  1 line blank
17. a-sza3-ge x-[...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 4(u)
22. a-sza3 gu2#-edin#-na
23. kiszib3 ur-abzu
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...] elam 2(gesz2) 3(u) x x
3. [...] sar al [...]
4. [a2]-bi u4 2(u)
5. a-sza3 e2-duru5-nin-si-ga?
6. [...] x gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. x kun i7 edin? gub#-ba#
8. 1(u) [...] gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
9. kun# i7 {d}asznan gub-ba
10. a2-bi u4 2(u)
11. 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. e2-duru5 nin-x gub-ba
13. ki-sze3? gin2 gid2-da
14. 1(gesz2) sar al x
15. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
16. i7 {d}amar-{d}suen ga2 x sal-la gub#-ba#
17. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18. GAN2 i7 sal-la szu ur3-ra u3 sahar zi-ga
19. [...] 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. du#?-du x x
21. [...] amar? x x
  1 line blank
22. [...] 1(gesz2) 1(u) x 2(u) 7(disz) tar
column 5
  (traces)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112469

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy
Museum Number Michail —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 044788

References

  • primary: L'uomo, 50

    [Pettinato1997uomo] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1997. L’uomo Cominciò a Scrivere. Iscrizioni Cuneiformi Della Collezione Michail. Milano, Biblioteca Di via Senato, 31 Ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1997. Milano: Electa.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 50 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112469.
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (No. P112469). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112469
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112469 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112469},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112469
LB  - CDLI:P112469
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - L'uomo 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112469
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 50 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112469.
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (No. P112469). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112469
L’uomo 50 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112469 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {L'uomo 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112469},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112469
LB  - CDLI:P112469
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - L'uomo 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112469
ER  -
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