SAT 3, 1792 (P144992)

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 09801

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
  beginning broken
1'. [n] sar szum2
2'. nigin2-bi 5(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz)
3'. igi-sag-bi 1(gesz2) 7(disz)
4'. 1(gesz2)? sar {u2}|U.EN|
5'. sa {u2}|U.EN|-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u)
6'. szu-ma-am3
7'. 1(gesz2) sar szum2 numun
8'. nigin2-bi 4(u) 5(disz)
9'. igi-sag-bi 2(u) sila3
10'. 4(u) 4(disz) sar szum2 nigin2 nu-tuku
11'. igi-sag-bi 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
12'. szesz-a-ni
13'. 4(u) 5(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-da
14'. nigin2-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)
15'. igi-sag-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
16'. a-hu-um
17'. 2(u) sar szum2 numun
18'. nigin2-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
19'. igi-sag-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
20'. lu2-si4-mu
21'. 5(u) 5(disz) sar szum2 numun
22'. nigin2-bi 5(u) 5(disz)
23'. igi-sag-bi 5(u) 5(disz) sila3
24'. [...] lu2-du10-[ga ...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. igi-sag-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2'. 3(u) 3(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-da
3'. nigin2-bi 3(u) 3(disz)
4'. igi-sag-bi 3(u) 3(disz) sila3
5'. a-gu-du
6'. 2(gesz2) sar uru2
7'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) sar szum2 numun
8'. nigin2-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
9'. igi-sag-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz)
10'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) sar {u2}|U.EN|
11'. sa {u2}|U.EN|-bi 1(asz)
12'. {d}szara2-mu
13'. 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar {u2}|U.EN|
14'. sa {u2}|U.EN|-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u)
15'. 4(u) sar uru2
16'. szesz-a-ni
17'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-da
18'. nigin2-bi 8(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)
19'. igi-sag-bi [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 5(u) 6(disz) [sar]
2'. nigin2-bi 5(u) 6(disz)
3'. igi-sag-bi [...]
4'. 5(u) sar uru2
5'. ur-e11-e
6'. 2(gesz2) sar szum2 numun
7'. nigin2-bi 1(asz)
8'. igi-sag-bi [...]
9'. ma2-gur8-re
10'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sar
11'. nigin2-bi 3(u)#
12'. igi-sag-bi [...]
13'. ur-{d}EN-[...]
14'. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sar
15'. nigin2 nu-dab
16'. igi-sag-bi [...]
17'. igi-ni-[...]
18'. 1(gesz2) 3(u)
reverse
column 1
1. nigin2-bi [...]
2. sag nu-tuku
3. 4(u) 8(disz) sar szum2
4. nigin2-bi 4(gesz2) 8(disz)
5. sag nu-tuku
6. ur-{gesz}gigir
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 7(disz) sar szum2 numun
2. nigin2-bi 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz)
3. szunigin 8(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-da
4. nigin2-bi 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
5. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar szum2
6. nigin2 nu-tuku
7. szunigin 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1(u) gin2 igi-sag szum2 gaz gur
8. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 8(disz) sar {u2}|U.EN|
9. sa {u2}|U.EN|-bi 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig)
10. nigin2 szum2 numun nig2-suh-bi 3(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2
11. nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da nig2-suh-bi 7(gesz2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
12. igi-sag-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
13. sa {u2}|U.EN| nig2-suh-bi 1(szar2) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
column 3
1. szum2 kab2 du11-ga
2. giri3 lugal-nir
3. u3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P144992

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 09801
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 049975
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-023800
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.9801

References

  • primary: SAT 3, 1792

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

    Large tablet on garlic

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:29:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:20:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:21:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 1792 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P144992.
SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry (No. P144992). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144992 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144992 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P144992
LB  - CDLI:P144992
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144992
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1792 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P144992.
SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry (No. P144992). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144992 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144992 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P144992
LB  - CDLI:P144992
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144992
ER  -
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