SAT 3, 1930 (P145130)

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 01687

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. 5(u) sa gi-zi
 en: 50 bundles of good reed
2. gu-nigin2-ba 5(disz) sa-ta
 en: in bales of 5 bundles each,
3. sza3-gal udu sa2-du11 {d}szara2-ka
 en: fodder for sheep, the regular offerings for Šara,
4. ki ur-e2-mah-ta
 en: from Ur-emah,
5. kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5
 en: sealed tablet of Alulu.
reverse
1. iti {d}li9-si4
 en: Month: “Lisi,”
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.”
seal 1
1. a-lu5-lu5
 en: Alulu,
2. dumu inim-{d}szara2
 en: son of Inim-Šara,
3. kuruszda {d}szara2-ka
 en: fattener of Šara.

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 001809.2 (composite) (P533304) S001809.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145130

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 01687
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050113
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016428
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.1687

References

  • primary: SAT 3, 1930

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

    Reeds to fatten sheep

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
2011-07-22 at 14:29:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:20:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:38:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:21:49 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, 1930 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145130.
SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry (No. P145130). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145130 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145130 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145130
LB  - CDLI:P145130
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145130
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1930 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145130.
SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry (No. P145130). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145130 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145130 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145130
LB  - CDLI:P145130
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1930 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145130
ER  -
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