SACT 2, 078 (P129035)

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 1913.14.1100

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. 4(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3
2. ziz2 zi-ga
3. uku2-nu-ti-ta
4. umma{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. ugula szesz-kal-la
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. [dub]-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-an!-na?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal identified by Mayr, SITU p. 422

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005314 (composite) (P458024) S005314 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129035

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 1913.14.1100
Accession Number UIOM 0694

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017135

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 78

    [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
2013-07-08 at 17:30:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:06 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, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129035.
SACT 2, 078 artifact entry (No. P129035). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129035
SACT 2, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129035 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129035},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129035
LB  - CDLI:P129035
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - SACT 2, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129035
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129035.
SACT 2, 078 artifact entry (No. P129035). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129035
SACT 2, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129035 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129035},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129035
LB  - CDLI:P129035
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - SACT 2, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129035
ER  -
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