JCS 52, 050 83 (P145877)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Arizona State Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Museum Number

ASM 00071

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szar-ru-i3-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. nu-ur2-i3-li2
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szar-ru-um-i3-li2
5. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda
8. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
10. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
11. zi-ga u4 1(u)-kam
left
1. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
2. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 52 (pp. 1-53), 050 83

    [Owen2000JCS52] Owen, David I., and Ewa Wasilewska. 2000. “Cuneiform Texts in the Arizona State Museum, Tucson.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 52 (1): 1–53. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359684.

    messenger text


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  • Museum No.: ASM 00071
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.05.10 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 19:00:32 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:21:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:23:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 52, 050 83 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145877.
JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry (No. P145877). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145877 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145877 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145877},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145877
LB  - CDLI:P145877
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 52, 050 83 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145877.
JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry (No. P145877). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145877 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145877 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145877},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145877
LB  - CDLI:P145877
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - JCS 52, 050 83 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145877
ER  - 
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