SANTAG 6, 140 (P211388)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 01446

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. 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra x
2. a#-[ra2] 1(disz) 1(esze3) [GAN2]-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u)#-kam
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)# 1/2(disz)-kam
6. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-[ur3]-ra [a]-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta#
7. a2 [erin2-na-bi] u4 3(disz)#-kam
8. 1(gesz'u) [4(gesz2) ...] 3(u) 6(disz) sar {gesz}dih3# 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
10. 3(gesz2) [...] 4(disz) sar {gesz}dih3# 8(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 2(u) 3(disz)#-kam
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) sar {gesz}dih3 2(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
3. 4(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}har-an 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 3(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2)# 4(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 8(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
9. 6(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
11. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3-ga
12. 3(disz) gurusz a-da gub-ba
13. a-sza3 <{d}>amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2 ugula ba-sa6-[ga]
14. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
left
1. iti min3-esz3
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

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 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P211388

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 01446
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 047939

References

  • primary: SANTAG 6, 140

    [Koslova2000SANTAG6] Koslova, Natalya V. 2000. Ur III-Texte Der St. Peterburger Eremitage. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde, Band 6. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-15 at 02:58:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:40:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 6, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211388.
SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry (No. P211388). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211388
SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211388 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).
@misc{2002SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211388
LB  - CDLI:P211388
M1  - 2026/9/5/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211388
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 6, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211388.
SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry (No. P211388). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211388
SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211388 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).
@misc{2002SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211388
LB  - CDLI:P211388
M1  - 2026/9/5/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211388
ER  -
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