SACT 2, 240 (P129197)

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 1913.14.0995

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. 5(disz) ad3 udu
2. ezem iti-6(disz)
3. ki ha-ba-lu5-ge2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-du-du
  blank space
2. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. gu-du-du
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da-[ga]
4. ARAD2-zu

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 006015 (composite) (P458725) S006015 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129197

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 1913.14.0995
Accession Number UIOM 0589

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017297

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 240

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 10:45:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:13 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, 240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129197.
SACT 2, 240 artifact entry (No. P129197). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129197
SACT 2, 240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129197 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129197},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129197
LB  - CDLI:P129197
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SACT 2, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129197
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129197.
SACT 2, 240 artifact entry (No. P129197). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129197
SACT 2, 240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129197 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129197},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129197
LB  - CDLI:P129197
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - SACT 2, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129197
ER  -
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