Syracuse 408 (P130959)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA

Museum Number

SUL 470

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
3. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
6. kal-la-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
8. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. szu-{d}suen
4. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga
5. szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 4(disz) ku6 kun-zi-da
8. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 2(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
10. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TENUS, 408

    [Sigrist1983TENUS] Sigrist, Marcel. 1983. Textes Économiques Néo-Sumériens de l’Université de Syracuse. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 209

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: SUL 470
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.03.20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:31:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:03:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 408 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130959.
Syracuse 408 artifact entry (No. P130959). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130959 (Original work published 2001)
Syracuse 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130959 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2024Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Syracuse 408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130959
LB  - CDLI:P130959
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - Syracuse 408 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130959
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Syracuse 408 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130959.
Syracuse 408 artifact entry (No. P130959). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130959 (Original work published 2001)
Syracuse 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130959 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2024Syracuse,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Syracuse 408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130959
LB  - CDLI:P130959
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - Syracuse 408 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130959
ER  - 
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