RA 008, 155, AO 5660 (P127287)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05660

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

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lugal-szu-nir-e
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ar-szi-ah
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ku-da-um
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. sza-lim-be-li2
13. [x] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. kur-bi-la-ak
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-e2-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-saga-mu
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. na-silim
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. ab-ba-gi-na
14. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz [...] sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 [x]
15. [x] 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz)# gin2 naga
left
1. u4# 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-kar-gal2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127287

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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 05660
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002119

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 135 - 158), 155, AO 5660

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Notes Assyriologiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-29 at 15:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 13:47:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:17:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:09:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 155, AO 5660 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127287.
RA 008, 155, AO 5660 artifact entry (No. P127287). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127287 (Original work published 2001)
RA 008, 155, AO 5660 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127287 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {RA 008, 155, {AO} 5660 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127287},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 155, AO 5660 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127287.
RA 008, 155, AO 5660 artifact entry (No. P127287). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127287 (Original work published 2001)
RA 008, 155, AO 5660 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127287 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {RA 008, 155, {AO} 5660 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127287},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P127287
LB  - CDLI:P127287
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RA 008, 155, AO 5660 artifact entry
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