SAT 3, 1641 (P144841)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 03628

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz engar sza3-gu4
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz erin2 diri
3. u4 1(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
4. a2-bi u4 3(szar2) 3(gesz2) 1(u)
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta u4 1(u)-am3 ba-ra-zal-la-ta
6. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la u4 2(u)-sze3
7. 3(u) 5(disz) geme2
8. u4 1(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
9. a2-bi u4 4(gesz'u) 5(u)
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta u4 1(u) ba-ra-zal-la-ta
11. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la u4 1(u)-sze3
12. 4(u) ug3-IL2 tur-tur
13. szunigin 3(szar2) 3(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
16. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 5(bur'u) GAN2 1(bur3) GAN2 3(u) gur-ta
2. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) gur
3. gurusz-e u4 1(disz)-a 1(asz) gur-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
5. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
6. gurusz-e u4 1(disz)-a 1(asz) gur-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
8. zar3 tab-ba
9. 4(disz) gu4-{gesz}apin u4 2(u)-sze3
10. 4(disz) gu4-{gesz}apin u4 1(u)-sze3
11. a2-bi u4 6(gesz2)
12. a-sza3-ge kin ak
13. 4(u) ug3-IL2 tur-tur a-da gub-ba-asz
14. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. zi-ga-am3
16. la2-ia3 2(szar2) 7(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 3.03.10 - 56.00 = 2.07.10
17. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 40.50 - 0 = 40.50
18. la2-ia3-am3
19. a2 e2-gal
reverse
column 1
1. 4(bur'u) 9(bur3) GAN2
2. sze gu2-un ga2-ra
3. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) gur
4. GAN2-gu4-ta ib2-ta-zi
5. mu gu2-un ga2-ra-a ib2-tab-ba-sze3
6. sza3 im lu2-{d}ha-ia3-ka-ta
column 2
1. nig2-ka9 ka la2-a
2. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba
3. a-pi4-sal4{ki}
4. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.06.01.00 (us2-us2 year) to Šū-Suen.06.03.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P144841

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 03628
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: SAT 3, 1641

    [Sigrist2000SAT3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2000. Texts from the Yale Babylonian Collections. Part 2. Sumerian Archival Texts 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    General account of the harvest work in Apisal


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-01 at 12:56:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:28:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:59 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1641 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P144841.
SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry (No. P144841). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144841 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144841 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144841},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1641 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P144841.
SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry (No. P144841). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144841 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144841 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144841},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P144841
LB  - CDLI:P144841
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - SAT 3, 1641 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144841
ER  - 
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