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TCL 05, 5665 (P131736)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05665

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2
 en: 141 1/3 female laborers
2. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
 en: for 13 months,
3. a2-bi u4 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u)
 en: labor involved: 55,120 workdays,
  calculation: 141 1/3 × (13 × 30) = 55,120
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
 en: from month “Harvest” (1st month, Umma calendar)
5. iti diri-sze3
 en: to month “Extra”;
6. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 237 gur, 4 ban2, 1 sila3 dabin flour,
7. a2-bi u4 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi i3-ib2-gar
 en: labor involved: 8300, its 1/6th included,
  calculation: 71,141 ÷ 10 (sila3 per day) = 7114.1; 7114.1 × 7/6 = 8299.783
8. ki ARAD2-ta
 en: from ARAD;
9. 1(gesz2) sze gur
 en: 60 gur of barley,
10. a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u)
 en: labor involved: 5250 workdays;
  calculation: 18,000 ÷ 4 (sila3 per day) = 4500; 4500 × 7/6 = 5250
11. nig2-ka9 sze lugal-ezem-ta
 en: from the grain account of Lugal-ezem;
12. 2(u) geme2 iti 4(disz) u4 1(u) 8(disz)-sze3
 en: 20 female laborers for 4 months 18 days,
13. a2-bi u4 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)
 en: labor involved: 2760 workdays;
  calculation: 20 × 138 days = 2760
14. geme2 bala-sze3 gen-na
 en: female laborers to bala-service gone;
15. 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 3344 female laborer days,
16. a2 zi3 ar3-a
 en: labor of flour milling,
17. igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi 9(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz)
 en: its 6th: 557 1/3
  calculation: 3344 ÷ 6 = 557 1/3
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1. 6(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 363 female laborer days,
2. a2 zi-ga didli
 en: labor booked out, various,
3. ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e ugula usz-bar-ta
 en: from Lugal-niglagare, foreman of weavers;
4. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du
 en: 206 regular guzza-garments,
5. a2-bi u4 5(szar2) 9(gesz2)
 en: labor involved: 18,540 workdays.
  calculation: 18,540 ÷ 90 (days per garment) = 206
6. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
 en: 494 gur, 3 barig, 3 ban2 dabin flour,
7. a2-bi u4 4(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
 en: labor involved: 17314 1/2 workdays,
  calculation: 148,410 ÷ 10 (sila3 per day) = 14841; 14841 × 7/6 = 17314.5
8. igi 6(disz)-gal2-bi i3-ib2-gar
 en: its 1/6th included;
9. gu2 ga2-ra sza3 umma{ki}
 en: burden set (?) in Umma
10. u3 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
 en: and in Apisal;
  blank space
11. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam e2-an-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)
 en: year: “Nanna of Karzida was for the second time brought into Eanna” (Šulgi 36).
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 5, 5665

    [Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 05665
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.01.00, Šulgi.36.13.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-05 at 10:21:32 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-11-28 at 09:52:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-24 at 22:15:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-22 at 13:37:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ajango, Kelsey M. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:13 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
“TCL 05, 5665 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P131736.
TCL 05, 5665 artifact entry (No. P131736). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131736
TCL 05, 5665 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131736 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).
@misc{2001TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCL 05, 5665 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131736},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131736},
}


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ID  - P131736
LB  - CDLI:P131736
M1  - 2025/4/25/
TI  - TCL 05, 5665 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131736
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