UTI 4, 2896 (P140915)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 2896

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)?] gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3
 en: 1(?) male laborer, for 4 workdays,
2. kar umma{ki}-ta iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: from Umma-harbor to Irisagrig barge punted,
3. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 1 workday barley into the barge loaded,
4. iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-ta
 en: from Irisagrig
5. u4 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: two workdays to reservoir of Vineyard barge punted,
6. u4 8(disz)#-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ka sze bala-a
 en: for 8 workday at Uriru-village barley transferred,
7. kun#-zi#-da i7 {d}amar-[{d}]suen#-ni-tum-sze3 sze ga6-ga2
 en: to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal barley carried,
8. kun-zi#-da i7 {d}[amar-{d}]suen#-ni-tum-ta
 en: from reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
reverse
1. u4# 2(disz)#-sze3# iri#-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)[{ki}-sze3] ma2# gid2-da u3 ma2 bala ak
 en: for 2 workdays to Irisagrig barge punted and transfer done;
2. [u4 2(disz)]-sze3 iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-ta ka da-mi-[ma]-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: for 2 workdays from Irisagrig to mouth of Damimama barge punted,
3. u4# 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 diri-ga
 en: for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated,
4. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
 en: for 1 workday barge unloaded;
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred;
  double ruling
6. ugula ur-mes
 en: foreman: Urmes,
7. kiszib3 a-du-mu
 en: under seal of Adumu;
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
 en: Ur-Suen,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: son of Ur-gigir,
4. sza3-tam
 en: official (seal).

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005318 (composite) (P458028) S005318 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

20101031 englund: add (confusing) text P375536 = BM 106562 found in BDTNS

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P140915

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 2896
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 045634

References

  • primary: UTI 4, 2896

    [Gomi1997UTI4] Gomi, Tohru, and Fatma Yıldız. 1997. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band IV (Nr. 2301-3000). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Fs Owen p.95-114, p. 96-98

    [Englund2010BU] Englund, Robert K. 2010. “BU!” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 95–114. Bethesda: CDL Press.

    (in score version)

  • citation: ZA 091 (pp. 22-84), 73

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

    account recorded in four texts (see SNAT 459

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 18:31:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 18:29:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:20:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:06:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:36:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:48:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2896 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P140915.
UTI 4, 2896 artifact entry (No. P140915). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140915 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 4, 2896 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140915 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {UTI 4, 2896 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140915},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 4, 2896 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P140915.
UTI 4, 2896 artifact entry (No. P140915). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P140915 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 4, 2896 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P140915 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
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	month = {jul 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P140915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P140915},
}


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