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SET 277 (P129687)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

UMinn 10

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. [...] tug2 u2 [...]-pil3-KA
2. [...] tug2 u2 kal geme2-{d}sukkal
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dumu-ni
4. zah3 ama-gi-na
5. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 [...]-la-a
6. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal geme2-{d}li9-si4-na
7. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ku3-{d}szara2# dumu-ni
8. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal nin-mu-ma-az
9. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal a-bi2-si-in-ti?
10. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal nin-eb2-gu-ul
11. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal geme2-{d}nun-[gal]
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-ga2-gi-na#
13. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal geme2-{d}dumu-zi
14. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal [...]
15. 1(barig) 1(ban2) [...]
16. 1(disz) siki tug2# [u2 kal ...]
17. zah3 [...]
18. 1(disz) siki [tug2 u2 kal ...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) siki [tug2 u2 kal ...]
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
3. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal
4. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal [...]
5. usz2 3(ban2) nu-ur2-{d}[...]
6. 1(disz) siki tug2 u2 kal ama-[...]
blank space
7. e2-gal#
blank space
8. tug2-[ba] sza3 umma{ki}
9. iti
incomplete transliteration
11. mu
incomplete transliteration

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)

Collections

Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SET, 277

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UMinn 10
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.10.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 13:29:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:01:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (014198) (014198)

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Cite this Artifacts

“SET 277 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129687.

SET 277 artifact entry (No. P129687). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129687

SET 277 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129687 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129687},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129687
LB  - CDLI:P129687
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - SET 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129687
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SET 277 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129687.

SET 277 artifact entry (No. P129687). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129687

SET 277 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129687 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129687},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129687
LB  - CDLI:P129687
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - SET 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129687
ER  -