SACT 2, 249 (P129206)

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 1913.14.1342

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. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
2. 5(u) 1(disz) masz2
3. nig2-du7-pa-e3 na-gada
4. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sila4 ga
6. 4(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
7. ri-ri-ga bala-a
8. ur-{d}[x na-gada]
9. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) udu bar-su-[ga]
10. he2-sa6-ge [na-gada]
11. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu bar-[su-ga]
12. igi-tur-tur na-[gada]
13. 5(u) 5(disz) udu bar-[su-ga]
14. lugal-[...] na-gada
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu bar-[su-ga]
2. szesz-kal-la [na-gada]
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu bar-su-[ga]
4. 2(gesz2) masz2
5. ab-ba-gi-na [na-gada]
6. 4(u) 3(disz) udu bar-su-[ga]
7. bi2-da [na-gada]
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu bar-su-[ga]
9. 4(u) 8(disz) masz2
10. lugal-ur2-ra na-gada
11. 5(u) 7(disz) udu bar-su-ga
12. sza3-[ku3]-ge <na-gada>
13. 4(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2 la-la-mu
14. ri-ri-ga kiszib3 ensi2-ka
15. udu-lah5
16. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

SACT 2, p.357 shows 2nd line with lugal but transcribes as nita

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907 (composite) (P458617) S005907 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129206

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 1913.14.1342
Accession Number UIOM 0936

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017306

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 249

    [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
2016-04-17 at 11:37:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:32 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
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, 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129206.
SACT 2, 249 artifact entry (No. P129206). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129206
SACT 2, 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129206 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129206
LB  - CDLI:P129206
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - SACT 2, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129206
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 2, 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129206.
SACT 2, 249 artifact entry (No. P129206). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129206
SACT 2, 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129206 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129206
LB  - CDLI:P129206
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - SACT 2, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129206
ER  -
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