SET 275 (P129685)

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 0921

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

58.0 mm × 116.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [1(asz)] gu2# 8(disz) ma-na siki
2. tug2# guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
5. 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar
6. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 bar-dul5 4(disz)-kam us2
7. 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
8. 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 [x]-kam# us2
9. szunigin# 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
10. ur-ru na-gada
11. 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 bar-e
12. [...] 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2# [x]-kam [us2]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. szunigin 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2#
3. lu2-{d}utu na-gada
4. 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki hi-a
5. lu2-eb-gal na-gada
6. szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. ki sipa udu kur-ra-ke4-ne-ta
9. mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 116.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: SET, 275

    [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. 251

    [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. 340

    [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 0921
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf McGrath, William CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:25 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 275 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129685.
SET 275 artifact entry (No. P129685). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129685
SET 275 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129685 (Accessed: October 3, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129685},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129685
LB  - CDLI:P129685
M1  - 2025/10/3/
TI  - SET 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129685
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 275 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129685.
SET 275 artifact entry (No. P129685). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129685
SET 275 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129685 (Accessed: October 3, 2025).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129685},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129685
LB  - CDLI:P129685
M1  - 2025/10/3/
TI  - SET 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129685
ER  -
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