YNER 08, 01 (P128083)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

Museum Number

MNW 42786

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

71.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur
 en: 49 gur barley,
2. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
 en: its silver: 1 mina 5 1/3 shekels,
  calculation: 49 × 1.5 shekels per gur = 65 1/3
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
 en: first time;
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
 en: 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley,
5. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
 en: its silver: 2 shekels 22 1/2 grains
  calculation: 2.5 × 1.25 shekels per gur = 3 22.5/180
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
 en: second time;
7. 2(u) 2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu UD-DU-A
 en: 22 strings of dates, dried(?),
8. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur hul?
 en: 2 ban2 6 sila3 crushed crabapples,
9. ku3-bi 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
 en: their silver: 5/6 shekels less 2 1/2 grains;
  calculation: (22 × 180/30) + (26 × 180/300) = 147.6 grains (text has 147.5)
10. 2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}utu-ta
 en: 2 shekels from Ur-Utu;
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2# [2(u) sze] ku3
 en: total: 1 mina 11 1/6 shekels 20 grains silver;
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1. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
2. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: 1 mina silver
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la ki ur-sila-luh mu-kux(DU)#?
 en: under seal of Lukalla, delivered from Ur-silaluh;
4. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 esir2 kiszib3 nu-ra-a
 en: 1 2/1 shekels silver (for) bitumen, unsealed;
5. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}inanna szu ba-ti
 en: 6 shekels received by Lu-Inanna;
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: total: 1 mina 8 1/2 shekels silver;
7. zi-ga-am3
8. la2-ia3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
 en: deficit: 2 2/3 shekels 20 grains silver;
9. nig2-ka9-ak ur-sila-luh dam-gar3
 en: account of Ur-silaluh, the trade agent;
10. egir6 ba-usz2-ta nig2-ka9-bi ba-ak
 en: after he died, this account was done;
11. iti diri
 en: extra month,
  text moved to next line
12. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Amar-Suen the king destroyed Urbilum.”

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 45.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: YNER 8, 1

    [Snell1982YNER8] Snell, Daniel C. 1982. Ledgers and Prices. Early Mesopotamian Merchant Accounts. Yale Near Eastern Researches 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: RO 05, 09 08

    [Bromski1927RO5] Bromski, Józef. 1927. Rocznik Orientalistyczny 5.

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 38-40

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: Rosznik MNW 26 (pp. 91-115), 8

    [Reiche1982RosznikMNW26] Reiche, A. 1982. “Kolekcja Sumeryjskich Tabliczek Klinowych w Zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie,” Rocznik Muzeum Narodowego w Warzawie, 26: 91–115.

  • citation: Fs Kraus p.67-82, p. 70 no. 48

    [Gelb1982string-of-fruit] Gelb, Ignace J. 1982. “Sumerian and Akkadian Words for ‘String of Fruit.’” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 67–82. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: MNW 42786
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.13.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 18:57:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-27 at 08:09:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:50:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-02-16 at 17:46:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:41 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
“YNER 08, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128083.
YNER 08, 01 artifact entry (No. P128083). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128083 (Original work published 2001)
YNER 08, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128083 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2024YNER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {YNER 08, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128083},
}


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