Rochester 172 (P128277)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Cary Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Cary Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

InstTech 1

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila4 {u2}gamun2
2. 8(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 ge6
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
5. 3(barig) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gu2-tur
6. a-sza3 i3-szum2
7. giri3 i7-pa-e3
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gu2-gal gur
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) gu2-tur gur
10. 4(asz) 1(barig) sze-lu2 gur
11. 2(barig) 2(ban2) {u2}gamun2 babbar
12. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 ge6
13. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
14. 1(asz) 3(barig) sze-lu2 gur
15. 5(ban2) gu2-tur
16. 2(ban2) gu2-gal
17. 1(ban2) {u2}gamun2 babbar
18. 3(ban2) {u2}gamun2 ge6
19. a-sza3 du6-{d}nin-hur-sag
20. giri3 ur-e11-e
21. 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
22. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
column 2
1. 2(barig) [x] gu2-gal
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gu2-tur gur
3. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
4. giri3 a-ab-ba
5. 2(barig) {u2}gamun2
6. 1(asz) sze-lu2 gur
7. 1(asz) 3(barig) gu2-gal gur
8. 2(barig) 2(ban2) gu2-tur
9. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
10. giri3 lugal-gu2-gal
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
12. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gu2-tur
13. 3(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
14. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 2/3(disz) {u2}gamun2
15. a-sza3 saga-tur
16. giri3 lu2-{d}szara2 lu2-[...]
17. 1(asz) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 [...]
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...]
19. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) [...]
20. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
21. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
22. a-sza3 [...]
23. giri3 [...]
24. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
25. 8(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 ge6
26. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
27. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
28. 3(barig) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gu2-tur
29. a-sza3 i3-szum2
30. giri3 [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 4(ban2) {u2}gamun2
3. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
4. giri3 USZ
5. 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi gur
6. 4(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2
7. 3(barig) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2
8. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [...]
9. 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2 ma-am3-[...]
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [...]
12. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 u2-kur
13. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [sze-zi]-bi2
14. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [...]
15. 4(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 ga-[ma-a]
16. la2-ia3-am3
17. mun-gazi pu2 {gesz}kiri6
18. 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gazi
19. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 u2-kur
20. 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2
21. 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 za3
22. 2/3(disz) sila3 ga-ma-a
23. mu-kux(DU)
24. mun-gazi pu2 {gesz}kiri6
25. gu2-edin-na u3 [...]
26. gazi
27. gazi lu2-[...]
column 2
1. mun-gazi pu2 {gesz}kiri6
2. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
3. gazi gur
4. lu2 tir sza3 umma{ki}
5. mun-gazi pu2 {gesz}kiri6
6. gu2-edin-na u3 ab-sin2?
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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)

Collections

Cary Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Rochester, 172

[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Yleld of gardens in Apisal

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: InstTech 1
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-06-28 at 12:28:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:59:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:31:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:47	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034561) (034561)

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Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128277.

Rochester 172 artifact entry (No. P128277). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128277

Rochester 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128277 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128277
LB  - CDLI:P128277
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Rochester 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128277
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128277.

Rochester 172 artifact entry (No. P128277). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128277

Rochester 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128277 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128277
LB  - CDLI:P128277
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Rochester 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128277
ER  -