TJA pl.61, IOS 36 (P134129)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Number

IOS 36

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

70.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3 ma2 kesz2-ra2
2. ga2-nun e2 lugal-ta
3. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga
4. u4 3(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun na-ga-ab-tum-ma am-MI
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-da-na-ta
6. nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
7. u4 3(disz)-sze3 kar gesztin#-na
8. ma2 ba-al#-la# u3# ga2-nun du3-a
9. u4 2(disz)-sze3 kar [...]-ta ma2#? diri-[ga]
reverse
1. ma2# gid2-[da]
2. u4 1(disz)-sze3 kar gesztin-na-ta sza3 nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 bala ak
3. u4 6(disz)-sze3 im ur3-ra
4. IM mer ma2 da-a
5. ga2-nun e2 lugal-ta
6. nibru{ki}-sze3
7. ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re
8. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam ba-sa6
9. iti pa4-u2-e
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10. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. ba-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga?

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • primary: TJA, pl. 61 IOS 36

    [Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

  • history: ZA 091 (pp. 22-84), 062

    [Steinkeller2001ZA91] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “New Light on the Hydrology and Topography of Southern Babylonia in the Third Millennium.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 91: 22–84.

  • citation: CUSAS 6, p.161-175, p. 165-166

    [Heimpel2011boat] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2011. “Two Unrecognized Terms in Ur III Accounts of Boat Transport.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 161–75. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IOS 36
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 18:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 18:27:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-06-12 at 16:19:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002014.4 (composite) (P533336) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“TJA Pl.61, IOS 36 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134129.
TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry (No. P134129). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134129 (Original work published 2001)
TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134129 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TJA pl.61, {IOS} 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134129},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134129
LB  - CDLI:P134129
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134129
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TJA Pl.61, IOS 36 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134129.
TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry (No. P134129). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134129 (Original work published 2001)
TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134129 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {TJA pl.61, {IOS} 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134129
LB  - CDLI:P134129
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - TJA pl.61, IOS 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134129
ER  -
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