SANTAG 6, 288 (P212251)

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 15003

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. 2(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra
2. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 siki-gi
3. si-i3-tum mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
5. 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra
6. 5(u) 8(asz) gu2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
7. siki sag-tuku
8. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra
9. 3(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki
10. la2-ia3 sipa-de3-ne
11. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki udu bala-a ur4-ra
12. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki sag-tuku
13. ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 na-gada
14. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
15. 2(asz) gu2 siki gir2-gul
16. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
17. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki [la2]-ia3 su-ga zu2-lum
18. [ki] gu#-du-du-ta
19. [4(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz)] ma-na siki mu-[kux(DU)? a]-pi4#-sal4{ki}
column 2
1. ki sza3-ku3-ge-ta
2. 1(asz) gu2 siki la2-ia3 su-ga szesz-saga
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
5. 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki
6. sag siki zi-ga
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(u) gu2 3(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki-gi
  szunigin 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 erasure 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki-gi
  blank space
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki kur-ra
11. ensi2-ke4 szu ba-ti
12. 4(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
13. 1(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na siki ge6 szegx(|IM.A|)?-ni
14. 2(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na siki ge6
15. a-bi2-a
16. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki udu bala-a ur4-ra
17. lu2-kal-la szu ba-ti
18. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
19. siki-ba geme2 ARAD2-da
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar
3. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
4. bi2-gu7-bi 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) gin2
5. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
6. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki a2 usz-bar
7. kiszib3 szesz-saga
8. 2(disz) ma-na siki ad-tab ur-sze3 e2-<gal>-ta gen-na
9. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
10. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra usz-bar
11. 1(u) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki
12. siki tug2 gu2-na
13. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
14. 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki libir
15. 1(u) ma-na siki {d}nin-hi-li-su3 dah-hu
16. siki-ba dingir-re-ne
17. 2(u) ma-na siki ad-tab ur-ra-sze3
18. ki nir-i3-da-gal2
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(u) 8(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki kur-ra
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 siki-gi
3. zi-ga-am3
4. diri 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 siki-gi
  1 line erased
5. nig2-ka9-ak siki
6. ur-e11-e
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im 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/P212251

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 15003
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 048087

References

  • primary: SANTAG 6, 288

    [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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:33:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:47:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:41:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:14 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, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212251.
SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry (No. P212251). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212251
SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212251 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2002SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212251
LB  - CDLI:P212251
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212251
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 6, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212251.
SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry (No. P212251). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212251
SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212251 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2002SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212251
LB  - CDLI:P212251
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SANTAG 6, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212251
ER  -
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