SACT 2, 115 (P129072)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.0997

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 93 female laborer workdays,
2. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
 en: shocks gathered, leveled,
3. u3 sze u4-de3 de6-a ri-ri-ga
 en: and barley to the day delivered, fallen;
4. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
 en: (in the) field of Kamari,
5. a-sza3 {d}szara2
 en: field of Šara,
reverse
1. u3 a-sza3 la2-mah
 en: and field of Lamaḫ;
2. ki a-du-ta
 en: from Adu,
3. kiszib3 a-du-mu
 en: under seal of Adumu;
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4. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
 en: Ur-Suen,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir sza3-tam
 en: son of Ur-gigir; official (seal).

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SACT 2, 115

    [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.

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 331

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

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  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.0997
  • Accession No.: UIOM 0591

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-07-04 at 08:15:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-07-02 at 14:21:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-27 at 02:14:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:44:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005318.6 (composite) (P534026) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“SACT 2, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P129072.
SACT 2, 115 artifact entry (No. P129072). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129072 (Original work published 2001)
SACT 2, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129072 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {SACT 2, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129072},
}


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