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

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

Text

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;
reverse
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.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128083

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum, Warsaw, Poland
Museum Number MNW 42786
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006706

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 19:22:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 18:57:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 08:09:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:50:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-02-16 at 17:46:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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 17, 2026).
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	month = {oct 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128083},
}


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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 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	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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