JCS 52, 053 92 (P145886)

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 00068

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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tablet
obverse
1. [n] 8(asz)# n sze gur# [x]
2. la2#-ia3# sze sze-da nu-sa2-a a-ab-ba
3. sze a-sza3 diri-sze3 uru4-a-bi ib2-ta-zi
4. 4(asz) gur sze GAN2 lu2-sa6-ga engar im kab2-du11-ga-ka mu-gal2
5. sze-bi GAN2 ba-la-ka ba-a-du8 bi2-du11 ba-la nu-u3-da-ge-en8
6. 7(disz) sze-esz-pi-gar GAN2 sza3 igi-sa6-sa6 engar
7. {gesz}mar-gid2-da lugal-a2-zi-da-ka i3-ib2-gal2-am3
8. e2-duru5 elam-e-ne-sze3 ib2-de6
9. {gesz}mar-bi gu4-bi ur-{d}nun-gal-ke4 in-dab5
10. ki-su7-ka szu lugal-gu4-e-ke4 ba-an-szum2
reverse
1. sze-bi su7 e2-gal-ka la-ba-a-du8
2. lugal-gu4-e ensi2-ra nu-u3-na-an-du11
3. ensi2-ke4 en8-bi in-tar
4. lugal-gu4-e lugal-a2-zi-da szu-du8-a in-na-a-szum2 bi2-du11
5. nu-u3-da-gi-in
6. 1(gesz2) sze gur sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-de3 ba-an-szum2
7. ur-{d}szara2 engar-e inim szu in-da-an-du8
8. im sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a-bi ensi2-ke4 lugal-gu4-e tum3-da in-na-an-du11
9. nu-mu-da-de6
10. lu2 hun-ga2 e2-gal 1(u) 6(disz)-am3
11. a-sza3 lugal-gu4-e-ka al ib2-ba
12. ur-{d}nun-gal u3 ba-la-a ib2-gi-in
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13. [x] e2 szu-du8-a lugal-gu4-e [x]
14. [iti] szu#-numun#
15. [mu ...]

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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), 053 92

    [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.

    court(?) record concerning the non- delivery of barley to the ensi’s threshing floor at the palace


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  • Museum No.: ASM 00068
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2015-08-05 at 22:16:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-05 at 21:27:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:21:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:23:55 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, 053 92 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145886.
JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry (No. P145886). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145886 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145886 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145886},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/17/
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 52, 053 92 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145886.
JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry (No. P145886). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145886 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145886 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145886},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145886
LB  - CDLI:P145886
M1  - 2026/1/6/
TI  - JCS 52, 053 92 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145886
ER  - 
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