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

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

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129213

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 1913.14.1338
Accession Number UIOM 0932

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017313

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:45:03 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, 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: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129213},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P129213
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - SACT 2, 256 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	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  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - SACT 2, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129213
ER  -
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