SET 244 (P129654)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2. a-tu lu2 [...]
3. 1(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [...]
4. [...]
5. 2(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-{d}lamma
7. la2-ia3 1(disz) [...] ur5-bi-sze3
8. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. ur5-bi-sze3 SZIM
10. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. ur-{d}[...] ma2
12. 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. na-ba-sa6 dub-sar [...]
14. [x] 2(barig) 5(ban2) <x> sila3 gur
15. lugal-ku-bu
16. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1/2(disz) sila3
17. ur-{gesz}gigir dumu gi4-ni-mu
18. 3(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
19. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-mu
20. 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sila3 gur
21. ur-ki-gu-la
22. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sila3 gur
23. ur-{d}ba-ba6 kikken2
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ur-[x] dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula kikken2 dumu ur-sa6-ga
6. 3(u) gur
7. ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
8. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur lu2-me-lam2 dumu ba-a
9. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) gur
10. ur-[x]-u3-szu-mu
11. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
12. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
14. 2(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
15. e2-zi-mu dumu ur-{d}lamma
16. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
17. ur-{d}nansze dumu [...]
18. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [gur ...]
19. lu2-lu2-sa6 [...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 6(asz) [gur]
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu AN-[...]
3. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [gur]
4. ki lu2-{d}dumu-zi-[da-ta]
5. ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-gu-[la]
6. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze
7. lu2 mar-sa
8. 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
9. ab-ba-kal-la
10. 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
11. ur-dam dumu [...]
12. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-[...]
14. 9(disz) [...]
15. nig2-u2-rum
16. 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(barig) [x]
2. lu2-[...]
n lines broken
3'. 1(u) [...]
4'. ur-[{d}dumu-zi]-da dumu
5'. e2 {d}amar-[{d}]suen#
6'. 4(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
7'. lu2-dingir-ra dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
8'. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...]
9'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) [sila3 ...]
10'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
11'. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) [sila3 ...]
12'. 2(gesz2) [...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.--.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P129654
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P129654

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 11432
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	014165
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-014280
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.11432

References

primary: SET, 244

[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.
citation: CBCY 3, p. 257, NBC 11432

[Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:01:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:24	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SET 244 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129654.

SET 244 artifact entry (No. P129654). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129654 (Original work published 2001)

SET 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129654 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129654},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SET 244 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129654.

SET 244 artifact entry (No. P129654). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129654 (Original work published 2001)

SET 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129654 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2023SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SET 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129654
LB  - CDLI:P129654
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129654
ER  -