OrSP 47-49, 505 (P125393)

Plan or Drawing 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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07081

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1a1a. 2(u) 5(disz)
 en: 25,
1a1b. 2(u)
 en: 20,
  (calculation: 25 × 20 (ninda) = 500 sar = 5 iku)
1a2a. 1(gesz2) 4(u)
 en: 100,
1a2b. 2(u)
 en: 20,
1a2c. 1(bur3) 2(iku)
 en: 1 bur3 2 iku,
  calculation : 100 × 20 (ninda) = 2000 sar = 20 iku
1b1a1. 1(gesz2) 4(u)
 en: 100,
1b1a2. 3(gesz2)
 en: 180,
1b1b1. 1(gesz2) 4(u)
 en: 100,
1b1b2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)
 en: 85,
1b1c. 8(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)
 en: 8 bur3 4 3/4 iku,
  calculation: ((100(+25) + 180) ÷ 2) × ((100(+20) + 85) ÷ 2) (ninda) = 15631.25 (- 500 [1a1] =) 15131.25 = sar ≈ 8 bur3 7 1/4 iku (text: 8b 4 3/4i [see the detail line art linked to this page with a reconstruction proposal by D. Mansfield])
reverse
1.a. 2(u) 5(disz) ninda sag [x?]
 en: 25 ninda, the head ...,
1.b. [n] 3(disz) us2#? [x?]
 en: n + 3 (ninda), the side(?) ...,
2. 4(disz) gurusz-bi? [x?]
 en: 4 its workmen(?) ...,
3. 2(u) ninda# sag
 en: 20 ninda, the head,
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) us2
 en: 100 (ninda), the side ...,
5. 1(disz) gurusz
 en: 1 workman(?);
6. a-sza3 du3-igi-iri-u-ta
 en: the field Du’igi’iri’uta.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125393

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 07081
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007562

References

  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 505

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

  • history: Mansfield, Daniel, <https://www.geogebra.org/m/DaCMT22W>

    [sec17227] N.d.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 50

    [Maekawa1974agricultural-production] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1974. “Agricultural Production in Ancient Sumer.” Zinbun 13: 1–60.

  • citation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 56

    [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.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 56

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-04-13 at 06:00:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-25 at 12:31:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-24 at 16:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-02 at 16:36:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 505 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125393.
OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry (No. P125393). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125393
OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125393 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125393},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125393
LB  - CDLI:P125393
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125393
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 505 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125393.
OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry (No. P125393). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125393
OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125393 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125393},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125393
LB  - CDLI:P125393
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125393
ER  -
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