RA 012, 021 15 (P127632)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Laurent Hebenstreit collection, Paris

Museum Number

Hebenstreit 031

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
 en: 31 axes,
2. ki#-la2#-bi 2(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
 en: their weight is 20 mina, and 10 gin.
3. 5(u) 8(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-ta
 en: 58 plough sickles, 15 (gin) each,
4. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
 en: their weight is 14 mina, and 4 gin.
reverse
1. kin til?-la
 en: Finished tools.
2. ki lu2-eb-gal-ta
 en: From Lu-Ibgal,
3. ur-{d}szara2-ke4 in-la2
 en: Ur-Šara weighed.
  1 line blank
4. iti szu-numun
 en: Month “harvest”;
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Amar-Suen king”.
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
 en: Ur-Šara,
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe,
3. dumu lugal-uszur4?
 en: son of Lugal-usur

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: RA 012 (pp. 15-25), 021 15

    [Contenau1915RA12[1]] Contenau, Georges. 1915. “Tablettes de Comptabilité Relatives a l’industrie Du Cuivre a Umma Au XXIII Au Siècle.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 12 (1): 15–25.

  • history: RA 101 (pp. 35-49), 47 17

    [Dahl2007RA101] Dahl, Jacob L., and Laurent Hebenstreit. 2007. “17 Ur III Texts in a Private Collection in Paris.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 101: 35–49.

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  • Museum No.: Hebenstreit 031
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.06.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-27 at 13:44:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-27 at 12:57:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-03-07 at 06:29:00 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-03-25 at 10:26:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-07 at 02:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-10-11 at 19:01:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:32 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005354.4 (composite) (P534043) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“RA 012, 021 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127632.
RA 012, 021 15 artifact entry (No. P127632). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127632 (Original work published 2001)
RA 012, 021 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127632 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {RA 012, 021 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127632},
}

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