CDLJ 2006/2 §05 (P273413)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

VSU 05

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
 en: 1 pot (ca. 10 liters) of dida beer, 5 sila3 (1 sila3 ca. 1 liter) of high-quality beer,
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 1 ban2 (1 ban2 ca. 10 liters) of bread, 2 shekels (1 shekel ca. 1/60 liter) of oil and 2 shekels of alkali,
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
 en: 3 fish and 3 bunches of onions:
4. a-gu-a# sukkal#? gaba-asz#
 en: Agu’a, the messenger, (sent) to Persia;
5. 1(disz) kasz dida# 6(disz)#? gin2#? [i3]
 en: 1 pot of dida beer, 6(?) shekels of oil,
6. 1(ban2) [ninda] 2(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
 en: 1 ban of bread, 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of alkali,
7. 3(disz)# ku6# [3(disz) sa szum2]
 en: 3 fish and 3 bunches of onions:
reverse
1. i3-kal-la# sukkal# [...]
 en: Ikalla, the messenger, ...;
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
 en: 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila3 of bread,
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
 en: 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of alkali,
4. 1(disz)# ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 fish, 1 bunch of onions:
5. du10-ga-mu ka-us2-sa2
 en: Dugamu the ...;
6. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)?
 en: total: 2 pots of average-quality dida beer (made with) 1 ban2 (of barley);
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3?
 en: total: 5 sila3 of high-quality beer; total: 6 shekels of oil;
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
 en: total: 2 ban2 2 sila3 of bread; total: 6 shekels of oil;
9. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
 en: total: 6 shekels of alkali;
10. szunigin 7(disz) ku6 szunigin 7(disz) sa szum2
 en: total: 7 fish; total: 7 bunches of onions;
11. u4 7(disz)-kam
 en: 7th day,
  some text moved to next line
12. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
 en: month: “Bricks-placed-in-moulds,”
left
1. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year following: “The barge of Enki was caulked.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P273413

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) Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number VSU 05
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158737

References

  • primary: Johnson CDLJ 2006/2 , §05

    [Johnson2006Tablets] Johnson, J. Cale. 2006. “The Ur III Tablets in the Valdosta State University Archives.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2006.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:49:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-12-08 at 22:36:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-12-08 at 22:26:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-04 at 18:10:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-08 at 09:06:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-08 at 09:05:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2005-08-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2006/2 §05 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273413.
CDLJ 2006/2 §05 artifact entry (No. P273413). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273413 (Original work published 2005)
CDLJ 2006/2 §05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273413 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2006/2 §05 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273413.
CDLJ 2006/2 §05 artifact entry (No. P273413). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273413 (Original work published 2005)
CDLJ 2006/2 §05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273413 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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