SET 249 (P129659)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 129659

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. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba lugal
2. e2-gal-e-si
3. 4(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}nin-szubur
4. 4(ban2) 5(disz) engar-zi
5. 4(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
6. sza3 [...]
7. 4(ban2) 5(disz) szesz-kal-la
8. 4(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-{d}utu dumu
9. an-gu-gu
10. 3(ban2) lu2-giri17-zal dumu [...]
11. 3(ban2) lugal-ezem dumu [...]
12. [...] 1(ban2) 2(disz)# [...] i3-li2-sa-[du2]
reverse
1. 4(ban2)# 5(disz) {d}nanna-ki-ag2
2. 4(ban2) 5(disz) igi-{d}szara2-sze3
3. 4(ban2) 5(disz) {d}szara2-igi-du
  1 line blank
4. libir-am3
5. 4(ban2) 5(disz) {d}ba-ba-a
6. 4(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}utu
7. 4(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-dingir-ra dumu an?-ne2?-ab-du7?
8. 4(ban2) 5(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
9. dah-hu-am3
  1 line blank
10. iti pa4-u2-e
11. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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/P129659

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
Museum Number Anonymous 129659
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014170

References

  • primary: SET, 249

    [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
2016-07-28 at 16:36:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-31 at 17:07:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-06 at 16:02:16 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 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129659.
SET 249 artifact entry (No. P129659). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129659
SET 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129659 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129659
LB  - CDLI:P129659
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - SET 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129659
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 249 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129659.
SET 249 artifact entry (No. P129659). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129659
SET 249 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129659 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129659
LB  - CDLI:P129659
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - SET 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129659
ER  -
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