SAT 3, 1600 (P144800)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 11466

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

80.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) {gi}kaskal hi-a
2. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a gid2-da
3. ezem sze-sag11-ku5
4. 8(disz) {gi}kaskal hi-a
5. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-<gi4>-a gid2-da
6. ezem nesag
7. 8(disz) {gi}kaskal hi-a
8. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-<gi4>-a gid2-da
9. ezem szu-numun
10. 8(disz) {gi}kaskal hi-a
11. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a gid2-da
12. ezem e2?-iti-6(disz)
reverse
1. 8(disz) {gi}kaskal hi-a
2. 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a gid2-da
3. ezem pa4-u2-e
4. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal ba-an-gar
5. 2(disz) {gi}kid szu2 ma2
6. ki-la-bi 2/3(disz) sar la2 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
7. ma2 nig2-{gesz}tag-ga ba-a-dul9
8. giri3 sagi-ne
9. ki a-gu-ta
10. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
11. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-{gesz}kiri6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.05.01.00 (us2 year) to Šū-Suen.05.11.00 (us2 year)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005658.4 (composite) (P534112) S005658.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P144800

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 11466
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 049783
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-014313
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.11466

References

  • primary: SAT 3, 1600

    [Sigrist2000SAT3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2000. Texts from the Yale Babylonian Collections. Part 2. Sumerian Archival Texts 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Baskets for various festivals

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 356

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • citation: CBCY 3, 257 NBC 11466

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-25 at 08:42:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-25 at 08:36:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-25 at 08:35:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1600 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P144800.
SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry (No. P144800). (2025, March 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144800 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144800 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2025SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 25},
	title = {SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144800},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/25/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P144800
LB  - CDLI:P144800
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144800
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 3, 1600 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P144800.
SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry (No. P144800). (2025, March 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P144800 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P144800 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2025SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 25},
	title = {SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P144800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P144800},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/25/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P144800
LB  - CDLI:P144800
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - SAT 3, 1600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P144800
ER  -
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