SACT 2, 171 (P129128)

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 1913.14.1336

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 3(u) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) sa-ta
3. ki {d}szara2-a-mu-ta
4. 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi 1(u)-ta
5. ki lugal-iti-da-ta
6. 1(szar2) 8(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi 1(u)-ta
7. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-da-ta
8. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sa gi 1(u)-ta
9. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
10. 6(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi 1(u)-ta
11. ki a-a-kal-la-ta
reverse
  blank space
1. 1/2(disz) un-[IL2 ...]
2. geme2 nig2-[...]
  blank space
3. ugu2 x x [ga2-ga2]-dam?
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz [ki x x]-ta
5. 1(gesz2) gurusz ki {d}szara2-a-mu-ta
6. 3(gesz2) gurusz ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
7. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz ki a-a-kal-la ugula-ta
8. nig2-ka9 bahar2-ka ugu2 inim-dingir-ra ga2-ga2-dam
9. mu ma2-gur8-mah

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129128

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 1913.14.1336
Accession Number UIOM 0930

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017228

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 171

    [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 14:00:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:44:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:08 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, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129128.
SACT 2, 171 artifact entry (No. P129128). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129128
SACT 2, 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129128 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129128
LB  - CDLI:P129128
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SACT 2, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129128
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129128.
SACT 2, 171 artifact entry (No. P129128). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129128
SACT 2, 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129128 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129128
LB  - CDLI:P129128
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SACT 2, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129128
ER  -
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