SANTAG 6, 296 (P212044)

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 14733

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
1. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)#-kam us2
3. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 3(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. 1(gesz2) [...] 2(u) 7(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
6. 2(gesz2) [...] 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
  2(gesz2) [...] erasure [...] 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
7. 7(disz) gada du
  blank space
8. ki usz-mu-ta
9. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 2(u) 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 8(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
12. 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za du
13. 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
14. [4(gesz2) ...] 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar
column 2
1. 5(disz) gada du
  blank space
2. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
3. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
6. 3(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
7. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
8. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar
9. 5(disz) gada du
  blank space
10. ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
11. ($ blank space $) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
12. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
13. ($ blank space $) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
14. ($ blank space $) tug2 guz-za du
15. ($ blank space $) tug2 sag usz-bar
16. ($ blank space $) tug2 usz-bar
17. 3(disz) gada du
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni [dumu x-a]-ta
2. [3(disz)] tug2# nig2#-lam2# 4(disz)-kam us2
3. [2(disz)] tug2# guz#-za 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 5(u) [3(disz)] tug2# guz#-za du
5. 1(u) [8(disz)] tug2 sag usz-bar
6. 1(gesz2) [3(disz) tug2 usz-bar]
  blank space
7. ki lugal-ur2-[ra]-ni lu2 ensi2#-ta#
8. 2(u) 6(disz) [tug2 guz-za] du
9. 5(disz) tug2 sag# usz-bar
10. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar
11. ki i3-kal-la-ta
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 [guz-za] 3(disz)#-kam us2
2. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za [4(disz)]-kam us2
4. szunigin 3(gesz2) [...] 4(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. szunigin 4(gesz2) [...] 4(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
6. szunigin 8(gesz2) [...] 3(u) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
7. szunigin 2(u) gada du
8. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 8(disz)
9. tug2 gada e2-gal kux(KWU147)-ra
10. sza3 nibru{ki}
11. iti {d}dumu-zi
12. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu# [mu]-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212044

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14733
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 048095

References

  • primary: SANTAG 6, 296

    [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
2019-08-04 at 13:18:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:41:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 6, 296 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212044.
SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry (No. P212044). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212044
SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212044 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212044},
}


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DA  - 2002/7/16/
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LB  - CDLI:P212044
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212044
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 6, 296 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212044.
SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry (No. P212044). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212044
SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212044 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2002SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212044},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212044
LB  - CDLI:P212044
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212044
ER  -
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