SA 146 (P128739)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 45

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

54.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) sila3 dabin
4. u4 2(disz)-kam
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
7. saga?-ba-saga
  sic ab2
reverse
1. 1(ban2) dabin ur-{gesz}gigir
2. 2(ban2) dabin ma2-lah5
  1 line blank
3. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
5. iti [min]-esz3
6. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.07.01 to Šū-Suen.03.07.02 (us2 year)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128739

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 45
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006388

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 146

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 092

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:59 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SA 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128739.
SA 146 artifact entry (No. P128739). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128739 (Original work published 2001)
SA 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128739 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128739},
}


TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“SA 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128739.
SA 146 artifact entry (No. P128739). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128739 (Original work published 2001)
SA 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128739 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128739},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128739
LB  - CDLI:P128739
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - SA 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128739
ER  -
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