SET 241 (P129651)

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 0927

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur#
2. 1(gesz2) [zi3] gur#
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-[kam]
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur a-[ra2 2(disz)-kam]
5. 4(u) 1(asz) zi3 gur 3(u) 9(asz) [...] sze# [gur]
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gig# gur
7. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
8. 4(u) 8(asz) [sze] gur
9. 4(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(ban2) zi3# gur
10. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gig# gur#
11. a-ra2 4(disz)-kam
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) sze gur e2 ensi2-ta
13. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze# [gur]
14. 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
15. sza3 bala-a
16. 6(asz) sze# gur nam-zi-tar-ra-ta
17. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
18. szunigin 7(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
19. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gig
20. szunigin 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) imgaga3 gur
21. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3# [gur]
22. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
23. 3(gesz2) sze gur 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
24. 3(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
25. ugu2 lu2-he2-gal2 ba-a-gar
reverse
1. 3(u) 9(asz) 2(ban2) 1(u) gin2 sze gur
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur#
3. ugu2 lu2-du10-ga ba-a-gar
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) zi3 gur
6. 5(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gig gur
7. ugu2 ur-{d}nu-musz-da ba-a-gar
8. 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur 2(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
10. 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
11. ugu2 ur-{d}nun-gal ba-a-gar
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) sze gur 3(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
13. ugu2 i3-kal#-la ba-a-gar
14. 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
15. ugu2 szesz-saga ba-a-gar
16. 4(u) 1(asz) sze gur 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) zi3 gur
17. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gig gur
18. ugu2 na-ba-sa2 ba-a-gar
19. 5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur gi-a sa10-a
20. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
21. 9(asz) 3(barig) sze gur# kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna
22. szunigin 9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
23. szunigin 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 5(ban2) zi3 gur
24. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gig gur
25. szunigin 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
26. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
27. zi-ga-am3
28. la2-ia3 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
  erasure before sze
left
1. nig2-ka9#-ak# sze kiszib3 ugula kikken2-ke4-ne
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  erasure before hul
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  written to the right of the two previous lines when clay was becoming dry, faint impressions

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, 241

    [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 15, p.193-264, p. 237

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

  • collation: ASJ 8, p.309-344, p. 332

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

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  • Museum No.: RC 0927
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH32 SH44 IS03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-10-22 at 05:58:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 18:13:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“SET 241 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129651.
SET 241 artifact entry (No. P129651). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129651
SET 241 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129651 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129651
LB  - CDLI:P129651
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - SET 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129651
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 241 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129651.
SET 241 artifact entry (No. P129651). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129651
SET 241 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129651 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129651
LB  - CDLI:P129651
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - SET 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129651
ER  -
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