SET 223 (P129633)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

SMM 14/22 (14/5)

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3# [kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
3. AB-[...]
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
6. ri-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [3(disz)] sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
9. puzur4-i3-li2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
12. a-hu-ni
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. nam-ha-ni
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1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}nanna
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i3-li2-mu
7. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) la2 1(disz)# sila3# kasz du
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 <i3> 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
10. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti dal
12. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 23.0 wide × 12.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SET, 223

[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.
history: Eva von Dassow, SMM, 05

[Dassow2003SMM] Dassow, Eva von, and Matthew J. Buell. 2003. Science Museum of Minnesota.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SMM 14/22 (14/5)
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.05.24 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 10:53:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:10:57	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-06-25 at 11:50:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:01:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:46:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:24	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (014144) (014144)

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Cite this Artifact

“SET 223 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P129633.

SET 223 artifact entry (No. P129633). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129633 (Original work published 2001)

SET 223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129633 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {SET 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129633},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SET 223 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P129633.

SET 223 artifact entry (No. P129633). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129633 (Original work published 2001)

SET 223 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129633 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {SET 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129633},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P129633
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - SET 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129633
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