SAT 3, 1839 (P145039)

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 03631

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'. [...] gurusz um-mi-a u3 du3-a-ku5
2'. 2(u) gurusz SIG7-a
3'. ugula ur-si-gar
4'. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz um-mi-a u3 du3-a-ku5
5'. 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz SIG7
6'. ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
7'. gazi-bi 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
8'. u2-kur-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
9'. sze zi-bi2-tum-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
10'. za3-hi-li-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
11'. ka3-ma-am3-tum-bi 5(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
12'. ir7{muszen} tu-gur8{muszen}-bi 3(gesz2) 8(disz)
13'. {gesz}kab2-kul-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz)
14'. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
15'. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. [sze gur]
2. kiszib3 {d}szara2-[...]
3. 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur ur-{d}nun-gal ugula kikken2
4. 3(barig) 5(disz) sze kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi kuruszda
5. gazi-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
6. u2-kur-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# sila3
7. sze zi-bi2-tum-bi 2(u) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. za3-hi-li-bi 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. 3(disz)? 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-szah2
10. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
11. 1(disz) ma-na siki
12. kiszib3 gu-du-du
13. za3-hi-li-bi 7(disz) sila3
14. ka2-ma-am3-tum-bi 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
column 3
  broken
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) [u2-kur]
2. 3(barig) n? [sze zi-bi2-tum]
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li-bi
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi
6. 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
7. u2-kur-bi 2(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
8. sze zi-bi2-tum-bi 3(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz)? sila3
9. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka ku4?-ra
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 u2-kur
12. 2(u) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
13. 2(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz)? sila3 za3-hi-li-bi
14. 7(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
15. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) gazi
16. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) ir7{muszen} tu-gur8{muszen}
17. 3(u) 9(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul
18. kiszib3 ur-si-gar
19. 3(u) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 u2-kur
20. 3(u) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 sze zi-bi2-tum
21. 2(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz)? sila3 za3-hi-li-bi
22. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
23. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi
24. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ir7{muszen} tu-gur8{muszen}
25. 3(u) {gesz}kab2-kul
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2-a-mu
2. la2-ia3 nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
3. szunigin 1(asz) 1(ban2) u2-kur gur
4. szunigin 1(asz) 1(ban2) sze zi-bi2-tum gur
5. szunigin 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz)? 1/2(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
6. szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum gur
7. szunigin 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gazi gur
8. szunigin 3(gesz2) 8(disz) ir7{muszen} tu-gur8{muszen}
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul
10. zi-ga-am3
column 3
1. nig2-ka9-ak mun-gazi [...]-ke4-ne
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e 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/P145039

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 03631
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050022
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-017696
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.3631

References

  • primary: SAT 3, 1839

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

    General account of vegetables

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
2015-03-13 at 21:47:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:29:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:20:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:38:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:21:20 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, 1839 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145039.
SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry (No. P145039). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145039 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145039 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145039
LB  - CDLI:P145039
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145039
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1839 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145039.
SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry (No. P145039). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145039 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145039 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145039
LB  - CDLI:P145039
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1839 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145039
ER  -
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