Oppenheim Nachlass no. 12 (P331988)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bethany Biblical Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Bethany Biblical Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
BBS —Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) [sar ...]
2. {u2}har-an 1(u) sar-ta [...]
3. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
4. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)-na 6(disz) sar-ta
5. a2-bi u4 5(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(disz)-kam
8. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)-na 8(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(u) 7(disz)-kam
10. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
12. 4(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 3(u) 5(disz)-kam
14. 2(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
16. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
17. a2-bi u4 8(disz)-kam
18. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
19. 6(gesz2) 2(u) sar {u2}har-an 1(u) sar-ta
20. a2-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz)-kam a2 sza3-gu4
21. 2(bur3)? GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) sar-ta
22. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [n-kam]
23. 3(bur3)? gesz-[...]
24. a2 erin2-na-bi [u4 n-kam]
25. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-[sag11 ...]
26. gesz-ur3-ra a-[ra2 ...]
27. a2 erin2-na-bi [u4 n-kam]
28. a-sza3 gi-ur3?-[a]
29. a-sza3 la2-[...]
30. ugula ur-{gesz}[gigir]
31. [...] lugal-a2-zi#-[da]
32. mu hu-uh3-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) [sar ...]
2. {u2}har-an 1(u) sar-ta [...]
3. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
4. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)-na 6(disz) sar-ta
5. a2-bi u4 5(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(disz)-kam
8. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)-na 8(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(u) 7(disz)-kam
10. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
12. 4(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 3(u) 5(disz)-kam
14. 2(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
16. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
17. a2-bi u4 8(disz)-kam
18. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
19. 6(gesz2) 2(u) sar {u2}har-an 1(u) sar-ta
20. a2-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz)-kam a2 sza3-gu4
21. 2(bur3)? GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) sar-ta
22. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [n-kam]
23. 3(bur3)? gesz-[...]
24. a2 erin2-na-bi [u4 n-kam]
25. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-[sag11 ...]
26. gesz-ur3-ra a-[ra2 ...]
27. a2 erin2-na-bi [u4 n-kam]
28. a-sza3 gi-ur3?-[a]
29. a-sza3 la2-[...]
30. ugula ur-{gesz}[gigir]
31. [...] lugal-a2-zi#-[da]
32. mu hu-uh3-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Oppenheim Nachlass , no. 12
[Oppenheim2001Nachlass] Civil, Miguel. 2001. “Miscellaneous Ur III Tablets from the Nachlass of A.L. Oppenheim.”
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- Museum No.: BBS —
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-13 at 14:56:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-01-29 at 10:49:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-01-26 at 08:19:10 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:55:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:49:18 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:52:35 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (072654) (072654)
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Cite this Artifact
“Oppenheim Nachlass No. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P331988.
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 12 artifact entry (No. P331988). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P331988 (Original work published 2006)
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P331988 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
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