OrSP 47-49, 280 (P125170)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07110

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. {d}utu-ba-ni
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}ma-mi
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}suen-dingir-szu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-{d}nin-szubur
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. du10-i3-li2
11. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz)] gin2 naga
12. ma-ma-illat-su2#
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. {d}nanna-mu
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. mu-zu-da x
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
2. na-silim#?
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. USZ x x
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu-ba-li2-it,
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. sze-le-eb
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-i7-da#
11. [szunigin 1(ban2) ...] kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du
12. [szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3] ninda szunigin2 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
13. [szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2] i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 naga
14. [iti] sze-sag11?
15. mu us2-sa [si-ma]-num2#{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
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
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  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 280

    [Schneider1930OrSP47-49] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1930. “Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin.” Orientalia 47–49.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 45

    [Waetzoldt1978OrSP47/49] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1978. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, VII: Kollationen Zu N. Schneider, Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin = ‘Orientalia’ (Series Prior) 47-49, Roma 1930.” Oriens Antiquus 17: 35–59.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 07110
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OrSP 47-49, 280 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125170.
OrSP 47-49, 280 artifact entry (No. P125170). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125170
OrSP 47-49, 280 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125170 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125170},
}


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