SET 230 (P129640)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

Museum Number

RC 0892

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz)# sila3# ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ip-qu2#-sza#
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. za-ri2-iq
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 <2(disz) gin2> naga#
6. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz)# sila3# ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)# [gin2] i3# [2(disz) gin2] naga#
8. szu-ma#-ma
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz)# gin2 naga
10. lugal-x-zu
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-da-lal3#
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2# szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ku3-ga-ni
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ur-{d}a-szar2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
7. a-gu-gu
8. szunigin# 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. szunigin# 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
10. szunigin# 1/3(disz)# sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3
11. szunigin# 1(u) 8(disz) gin2# naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
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2. iti pa4-u2#-e#
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SET, 230

    [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: ASJ 15, p.193-264, p. 234-235

    [Carnahan1993collations] Carnahan, John. 1993. “Collations to the Rosicrucian Museum and Stanford University Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 193–264.

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  • Museum No.: RC 0892
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.11.23
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-23 at 11:34:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 00:42:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SET 230 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129640.
SET 230 artifact entry (No. P129640). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129640
SET 230 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129640 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129640},
}

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