UCP 09-02-1, 078 (P135982)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02705

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (balanced account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: 3 gur 3 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds,
2. si-i3-tum mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: remaining deficit from the year: “Kimaš was destroyed;”
3. 1(asz) gur al-ba-ni-du11
 en: 1 gur, Albanidu,
4. 1(asz) gur lu2-giri17-zal
 en: 1 gur, Lu-girizal,
5. 1(asz) gur ur-nigar{gar}
 en: 1 gur, Ur-nigar,
6. 1(asz) gur lugal-dingir-mu
 en: 1 gur, Lugal-dingirmu,
7. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}nun-gal
 en: 1 gur, Ur-Nun-gal,
8. 1(asz) gur za-ba-sa6-ge
 en: 1 gur, Zabasage,
9. 1(asz) gur esz3-ki-du10
 en: 1 gur, Eškidu,
10. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}gesz-ha-mun-na
 en: 1 gur, Ur-gešḫamuna,
11. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}iszkur
 en: 1 gur, Ur-Iškur,
12. [n] 3(ban2) {gesz}u2-ga
 en: n 3 ban2, Uga,
13. [n] nin-ukken-ne2
 en: n, Nin-ukkene,
14. [n] ARAD2#-{d}szara2
 en: n, ARAD-Šara;
  n lines broken
15'. [szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sze-gesz-i3 gur]
 en: total: 14 gur 4 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds;
  calculation: n + 3;0,3,2 2/3 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 0;n1,3 + n2 = 14;4,4,2 2/3 (n1 + n2 = 2;3,4)
16'. [sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam]
 en: are the debit.
17'. [sza3-bi-ta]
 en: therefrom:
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n ...] gur#
 en: ... gur,
2'. [...] x {d#}szul#-pa-e3
 en: ... Šulpa’e,
3'. 4(barig)# sze-gesz-i3 ugu2 ur-e11-e ba-a-gar
 en: 4 barig sesame seeds, in the debit account of Ur-e’e set;
  cp. P121729 rev. i 18-20
4'. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
 en: under seal of Ur-Šara, chief accountant;
5'. 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3 sze-gesz-i3-bi 3(asz) 4(ban2) gur
 en: 15 1/3 shekels silver, its sesame seed: 3 bur 4 ban2;
  calculation: 940 sila3 sze-gesz-i3 ÷ 15 2/3 gin2 kb = 60 sila3 per shekel silver
6'. ku3-bi ugu2 da-da-ga ba-a-gar ugu2-a ga2-ra-ta
 en: its silver in the debit account of Dadaga set, in the debit account having set,
7'. 5(disz) gurusz iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
 en: 5 male laborers for 13 months,
8'. ugu2 lugal-ku3-zu ba-a-gar ugu2-a ga2-ra-ta
 en: in the debit account of Lugal-kuzu set, in the debit account having set;
  blank space
9'. szunigin 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: total: 10 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 sesame seeds,
  calculation: [6;2,0] + 0;4,0 + 3;0,4 = 10;1,4
10'. szunigin 5(disz) engar-gesz-i3-ka-ta gur-ra
 en: total: 5 flax-ploughmen, returned,
  calculation: 5 (× 13) = 5
11'. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out;
12'. la2-ia3 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: the deficit: 3 gur 4 barig 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds,
  calculation: [14;0,4,2 2/3] - 10;1,4 = 3;4,0,2 2/3
13'. nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: account of Ur-Baba,
14'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year after: “Kimaš was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (balanced account)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.46.00.00 to Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135982

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number HMA 9-02705
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006872
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 1865

References

  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 78

    [Lutz1928UCP9/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1928. Sumerian Temple Records of the Late Ur Dynasty. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology, Volume 9, No. 2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-02-11 at 09:50:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Selwood, Rachel CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-09 at 17:32:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-14 at 17:52:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P135982.
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (No. P135982). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135982 (Original work published 2001)
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135982 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“UCP 09-02-1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P135982.
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (No. P135982). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135982 (Original work published 2001)
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135982 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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}


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