SACT 2, 300 (P129257)

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 1913.14.1429

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. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du
3. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. siskur2 {d}inanna zabala3{ki}
reverse
1. u4 3(u) la2 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
2. ki ur-mes-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. iti dal
5. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
  rest broken

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 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129257

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 1913.14.1429
Accession Number UIOM 1023

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017357

References

  • primary: SACT 2, 300

    [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 14:00:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:45:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:14 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 300 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129257.
SACT 2, 300 artifact entry (No. P129257). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129257
SACT 2, 300 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129257 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129257},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129257
LB  - CDLI:P129257
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - SACT 2, 300 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129257
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 2, 300 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129257.
SACT 2, 300 artifact entry (No. P129257). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129257
SACT 2, 300 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129257 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 2, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129257},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129257
LB  - CDLI:P129257
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - SACT 2, 300 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129257
ER  -
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