SACT 2, 021 (P128978)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.0854

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. 7(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2)-ta
3. 4(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2)-ta
4. a zi-ga idigna-da gub-ba
reverse
1. [ugula {d}]szara2-mu
2. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
  blank space
3. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
4. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-[si-NE-e]
2. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003671 (composite) (P456381) S003671 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128978

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Museum Number SMUI 1913.14.0854
Accession Number UIOM 0448

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017078

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 21

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-04 at 09:16:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-04 at 09:15:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-12-31 at 08:33:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-30 at 02:50:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:05 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

“SACT 2, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128978.
SACT 2, 021 artifact entry (No. P128978). (2023, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128978 (Original work published 2001)
SACT 2, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128978 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {SACT 2, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128978},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P128978
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TI  - SACT 2, 021 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128978.
SACT 2, 021 artifact entry (No. P128978). (2023, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128978 (Original work published 2001)
SACT 2, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128978 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {SACT 2, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128978},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/1/4/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128978
LB  - CDLI:P128978
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - SACT 2, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128978
ER  -
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