SET 240 (P129650)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, USA

Museum Number

Anonymous 129650

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
1. 2(disz) [...]
2. lu2-na [...]
3. 2(asz) za-al-lum
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) a-ba-ni-se3-ge
5. 2(asz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 2(asz) 1(barig) ur-si-gar
reverse
1. [...] gesz-du3
2. [...] gesz-du3-ta
3. ugula usz-bar-ke4-ne szu ba-ti-esz2
4. sze-ba geme2 usz-bar
5. giri3 lugal-igi-husz dumu la-la
6. iti
  incomplete transliteration

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129650

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) anonymous, USA
Museum Number Anonymous 129650
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014161

References

  • primary: SET, 240

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:01:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:24 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 240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129650.
SET 240 artifact entry (No. P129650). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129650
SET 240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129650 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129650
LB  - CDLI:P129650
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129650
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129650.
SET 240 artifact entry (No. P129650). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129650
SET 240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129650 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129650
LB  - CDLI:P129650
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129650
ER  - 
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