SACT 2, 232 (P129189)

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 1913.14.1015

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 ga
2. u4-da gaba-ri-a
3. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
4. ki da-a-mu-ta
5. giri3 szesz-kal-la
reverse
1. kiszib3 a-kal-la
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa sza-asz-szu2-ru{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
  (legend broken)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Mayr: seal is illegible but the size is right and traces of line 3 are consistent with CUSAS 7, 163E

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001780.5 (composite) (P533294) S001780.5 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129189

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 1913.14.1015
Accession Number UIOM 0609

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017289

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 232

    [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 14:00:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:45:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 232 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129189.
SACT 2, 232 artifact entry (No. P129189). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129189
SACT 2, 232 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129189 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129189
LB  - CDLI:P129189
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - SACT 2, 232 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129189
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 232 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129189.
SACT 2, 232 artifact entry (No. P129189). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129189
SACT 2, 232 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129189 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129189
LB  - CDLI:P129189
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - SACT 2, 232 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129189
ER  -
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