PPAC 4, 266 (P332178)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

Museum Collection(s)

Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem

Museum Number

SE 026

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

110.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2-giri17-zal ga2-[nun] ku6-da tusz-a na-ab-tak4
2. u4 ur-{d}suen-ke4 ku6 un-dab5 iri-sze3 ba-de6-a-ta
3. lugal-he2-gal2 u3 ur-e2-mah-ke4 a-ra2 3(disz)-am3 ku6 ib2-dab5-ne
4. ku6-bi nig2 ur-{d}suen-ka-gin7 ga2-nun-sze3 nu-mu-tum3
5. ku6-bi ki-bi-ta-am3 ki sza3-ga-na-sze3 ib2-ha-al-ha
6. x-gan? kesz2-ra2-ta? [ku6]-bi# in-sa10
7. [...] ku6# sag-kesz2 he2-me-en8
8. [... ku6] sag-kesz2 lu2-{d}asznan
9. [szu-ku6] gir2#-su{ki}-me
10. [egir5] ur-e2-mah
11. [...] gi bi? u3 [...] ur-[...]
12. [ku6 a-sza3] a-gesztin [...]
13. [ku6 a-sza3] ka#!-ma-ri2{ki}-ka
column 2
1. [...]
2. ur#?-{d}asznan#-ke4?
3. szu-ku6 sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su{ki}-me
4. ku6 sa2-du11-ga-ni ib2-ta-an-IL2
5. u4 ku6 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 i3-im-sa10-sa10
6. 5(disz) gu2 ku6 ur-{d}nin-mug!-ga enku gir2-su{ki}-ra in-na-szum2
7. 4(disz) dug 3(ban2) i3 ku6
8. 2(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 ku6
9. 3(disz) dug 1(ban2) i3 ku6
10. i3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
11. inim ur-e2-mah-ta
12. egir5 ur-e2-mah-ta
13. 1(asz) 1(ban2) dug diri-ga la-ba-an-gar
14. 2(u) ku6 sag-kesz2 ku6 saga
15. 1(u) ku6 sag-kesz2 us2
16. [n] sila3# ga-sze-a
17. 2(disz) [n] sila3# i3-nun
18. 2(disz) {gesz}si-ig-da kisal-ur2
reverse
column 1
1. [...] u4
  some text moved to next line
2. iti {d}[li9]-si4#?-na
3. e2 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-sze3
4. inim ARAD2-mu-ta
5. a-a-gi-na im-da-gub ba-usz2
6. tul2 e2-kar-ga2-ka
7. ku6 i3-in-lu5-ga-am3
8. lugal-he2-gal2-ra
9. lugal-{gesz}gigir-re ku6 sa2-du11 nu-gal2 tul2-ba he2-en6-lu5 in-na-an-du11
10. lugal-he2-gal2-e nu-un-sze
11. ge6 tul2-e sukkal bi2-in-su
12. ku6-bi szu-ku6 gir2-su{ki}-ke4 in-na-ab-dab5-dab5
13. u4-ba ku6 sa2-du11 {d}szara2 nu-gal2
14. dab5-bi e2 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-sze3 szu bi2-in-tak4
  blank space
15. inim lugal-[he2-gal2-ta]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [... ku6 kun]-zi# du
2'. [n ku6 kun]-zi# du
3'. [ku6 a-sza3] a-gesztin
4'. [ku6] a-sza3 la2-tur
5'. [ku6 a-sza3] ka-ma-ri2{ki}
6'. [ku6] a-sza3 {d}szara2
7'. [ku6 a-sza3] a-ba-gal
8'. ku6 [a-sza3] uku2-nu-ti
9'. ensi2-ra en3-bi tar-re-dam
  blank space
10'. inim szu-du8-a lugal-he2-gal2 dumu ur-{d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P332178

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SE 026
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072612

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 266

    [Ozaki2010PPAC4] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2010. Tablets in Jerusalem: Sainte-Anne and Saint-Étienne. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations (PPAC) 4. Changchun China: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.

    PPAC 4: Legal case about fish and oil

  • history: Sigrist, Studies Leichty p. 392 ff

    [sec80605] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-12-14 at 16:25:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-08 at 08:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:50:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 4, 266 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332178.
PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry (No. P332178). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332178
PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332178 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332178},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P332178
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332178
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 4, 266 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332178.
PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry (No. P332178). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332178
PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332178 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332178},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332178
LB  - CDLI:P332178
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - PPAC 4, 266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332178
ER  -
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