SACT 2, 040 (P128997)

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 1913.14.1170

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. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. u3 ri-ga gesz-gesz ra
3. ki-su7 e2-duru5-gu-la
4. ugula szesz-kal-la
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
  blank space
2. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

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 002372.2 (composite) (P533411) S002372.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128997

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Museum Number SMUI 1913.14.1170
Accession Number UIOM 0764

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017097

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 40

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:00:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128997.
SACT 2, 040 artifact entry (No. P128997). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128997
SACT 2, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128997 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128997
LB  - CDLI:P128997
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - SACT 2, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128997
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128997.
SACT 2, 040 artifact entry (No. P128997). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128997
SACT 2, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128997 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128997
LB  - CDLI:P128997
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - SACT 2, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128997
ER  -
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