SACT 2, 136 (P129093)

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 1913.14.1346

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. 9(gesz2) 5(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 2(u) 3(disz) [szar]-ta
2. a2 [gurusz]-bi u4 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
3. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) sar {u2}uku2 zex(SIG7)-a 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) {u2}uku2 zex(SIG7) 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u)-kam
7. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) sar {u2}uku2 zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(disz)-kam
9. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 3(u) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 2(u) 1/2(disz)-kam
11. [n] sar [... n sar-ta]
12. [a2-bi u4 n-kam]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. a2 gurusz-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)-kam
3'. 9(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}uku2 zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 3(disz) sar-ta
4'. a2-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz)-kam
5'. a2 sza3-gu4 igi-du-du
6'. 2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)-kam 4(ban2)
7'. 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz)-kam 5(ban2)-ta
8'. 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) n-ta
9'. 2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gur8 1(iku) GAN2-ta
10'. ugula i7-pa-e3
11'. a-sza3 a-ba-SIG7-gu-la
12'. giri3 a-kal-la
13'. kiszib3 kas4
14'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. en-kas4
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}isztaran

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 002285.3 (composite) (P533398) S002285.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129093

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 1913.14.1346
Accession Number UIOM 0940

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017193

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 136

    [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
2015-08-04 at 15:46:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:08 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, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129093.
SACT 2, 136 artifact entry (No. P129093). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129093
SACT 2, 136 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129093 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129093},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129093
LB  - CDLI:P129093
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SACT 2, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129093
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129093.
SACT 2, 136 artifact entry (No. P129093). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129093
SACT 2, 136 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129093 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129093},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129093
LB  - CDLI:P129093
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SACT 2, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129093
ER  -
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