SET 162 (P129572)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Museum Number

LLIU —

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. 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) duh du
2. gu4 zi-ga-am3
3. kiszib3 igi-gun3
  (year)
reverse
  blank space
  sal impression
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

illegible seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005130 (composite) (P457840) S005130 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129572

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Museum Number LLIU —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014083

References

  • primary: SET, 162

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

  • collation: ASJ 8, p.309-344, p. 344

    [Jones1986Rosicrucian] Cooper, Marc, and Tom B. Jones. 1986. “The Rosicrucian Museum Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 309–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-03-08 at 10:41:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 08:27:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:45:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:22 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

“SET 162 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129572.
SET 162 artifact entry (No. P129572). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129572 (Original work published 2001)
SET 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129572 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {SET 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129572},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129572
LB  - CDLI:P129572
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SET 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129572
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 162 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129572.
SET 162 artifact entry (No. P129572). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129572 (Original work published 2001)
SET 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129572 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {SET 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129572},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129572
LB  - CDLI:P129572
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SET 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129572
ER  -
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