SACT 2, 256 (P129213)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.1338

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 7(disz) [...]
2'. gub-ba-[am3]
3'. 1(disz) ab2 [x]
4'. 2(disz) gu4-gesz!
5'. 4(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
6'. a-tu i3-dab5
7'. zi-ga-am3
8'. 5(disz) ab2-mah2
9'. 1(disz) szu ab2
10'. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
11'. ri-ri-ga-am3
12'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
  blank space
13'. szunigin 3(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
14'. gub-ba-am3
reverse
1. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. zi-ga-am3
3. szunigin 7(disz) ab2 hi-a
4. ri-ri-ga-am3
5. szunigin la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
6. i3-nun-bi 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3
7. ga-UD@g-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3
  blank space
9. gurum2 ak [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SACT 2, 256

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.1338
  • Accession No.: UIOM 0932

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:45:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 256 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129213.
SACT 2, 256 artifact entry (No. P129213). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129213
SACT 2, 256 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129213 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129213
LB  - CDLI:P129213
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - SACT 2, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129213
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 256 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129213.
SACT 2, 256 artifact entry (No. P129213). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129213
SACT 2, 256 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129213 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129213
LB  - CDLI:P129213
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - SACT 2, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129213
ER  -
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