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

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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

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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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 09801
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:29:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:20:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:21:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (049975) (049975)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-023800) (BC-023800)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.9801) (YBC.9801)

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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: November 12, 2025).

@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	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  - 2025/11/12/
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: November 12, 2025).

@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	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  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - SAT 3, 1792 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144992
ER  -

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