UTI 5, 3455 (P141473)

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 3455

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
 en: from Umma-harbor
3. iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-sze3
 en: to Irisagrig
4. ma2 gid2-da
 en: barge punted,
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 1 workday barley in the barge loaded,
6. iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)?{ki}-ta
 en: from Irisagrig
7. u4 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da
 en: two workdays to reservoir of
8. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 diri-ga
 en: Vineyard barge floated,
9. u4 8(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ta
 en: for 8 workdays from Uriru-village
10. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3 sze ga6-ga2
 en: to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal barley carried,
11. kun-zi-da [i7] {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ma-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
 en: for 2 workdays to Irisagrig barge punted and
2. ma2 bala ak
 en: transfer done;
3. 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,
4. u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma[{ki}-sze3] ma2 diri-ga
 en: for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated,
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
 en: for 1 workday barge unloaded;
6. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-[a]
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred;
  blank space
  seal impression
7. ugula i7-pa-e3
 en: foreman: Ipae,
8. kiszib3 a-du-mu
 en: under seal of Adumu;
9. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: month: “Dumuzi.”
10. 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/P141473

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 3455
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050860

References

  • primary: UTI 5, 3455

    [Ozaki2000UTI5] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Ozaki. 2000. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band V (Nr. 3001-3500). 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 14:21:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UTI 5, 3455 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141473.
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (No. P141473). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141473 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141473 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141473},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UTI 5, 3455 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P141473.
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (No. P141473). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141473 (Original work published 2001)
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141473 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141473},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P141473
LB  - CDLI:P141473
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141473
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