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SACT 2, 003 (P128960)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.1416

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ka i7 i3-szum2-ta sahar szu ti
3. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. i7 i3-szum2 szu ur3-ra
5. ugula szesz-kal-la
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
2. giri3 {d}szara2-he2-gal2
blank space
3. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

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

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: SACT 2, 3

[Kang1973SACT2] Kang, Shin T. 1973. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Umma Archive. Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois. Vol. 2. Urbana, Chicago, London: University of Illinois Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.1416
Accession No.: UIOM 1010

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:00:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:32:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:43:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:04	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017060) (017060)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002372.2 (composite) (P533411)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128960.

SACT 2, 003 artifact entry (No. P128960). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128960

SACT 2, 003 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128960 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128960},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128960
LB  - CDLI:P128960
M1  - 2026/1/27/
TI  - SACT 2, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128960
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128960.

SACT 2, 003 artifact entry (No. P128960). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128960

SACT 2, 003 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128960 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128960},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128960
LB  - CDLI:P128960
M1  - 2026/1/27/
TI  - SACT 2, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128960
ER  -