SACT 2, 183 (P129140)

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 1913.14.1059

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(gesz2) 3(u) gi
2. gil a2-an tur 3(u) 1(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3
3. ga-esz{ki}-sze3
4. ki ur-[{d}]szul-pa-e3-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 da-a-gi
2. iti dal
  blank space
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e sza-asz-ru-um mu-hul
seal 1
1. da-a-gi
2. dub-[sar]
3. ($ blank space $)

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 002085 (composite) (P454795) S002085 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129140

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 1913.14.1059
Accession Number UIOM 0653

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017240

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 183

    [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
2019-10-27 at 12:36:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:28 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 10:44:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:09 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, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129140.
SACT 2, 183 artifact entry (No. P129140). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129140
SACT 2, 183 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129140 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129140
LB  - CDLI:P129140
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SACT 2, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129140
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129140.
SACT 2, 183 artifact entry (No. P129140). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129140
SACT 2, 183 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129140 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129140
LB  - CDLI:P129140
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SACT 2, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129140
ER  -
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