PPAC 4, 268 (P332180)

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 028

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. 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) lagab szum2 numun
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) lagab szum2 gesz hi-da
3. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 igi-sag szum2 gaz gur
4. numun szum2 gaz
5. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 2/3(disz) sa {u2}|U.EN|
6. szum2 kab2-du11-ga
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) lagab szum2 gaz
9. 1(ban2) numun szum2 gaz
10. szum2 sa2-du11 lugal nig2-ka9-ak bala-a-ta
11. 1(asz) szum2 gaz gur
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 4(gesz2) lagab szum2 gaz
14. 3(barig) szum2 gaz
column 2
1. kiszib3 gur4-sa3-an
2. 3(barig) szum2 gaz
3. 3(gesz2) lagab szum2 gaz
4. kiszib3 a-du
  blank space
5. 8(gesz2) 3(u) lagab szum2 gaz
6. 1(szar2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
7. sa2-du11 {d}szara2
8. 1(gesz2) lagab szum2 gaz
9. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
10. sa2-du11 {d}nin-ur4-ra
11. 1(gesz2) lagab szum2 gaz
12. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
13. sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi
14. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
15. sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen-ka
reverse
column 1
1. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
2. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
3. lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3 szu ba-ti
4. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) sa {u2}|U.EN|
5. e2 ensi2-ka-sze3
6. 6(gesz2) lagab szum2 gaz
7. sa2-du11 ensi2-ka-sze3
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 numun szum2 gaz
9. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-ka tur-re-dam
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) lagab szum2 gaz
2. szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) szum2 gaz gur
3. szunigin numun szum2 gaz
4. szunigin 3(szar2) 1(gesz'u) sa {u2}|U.EN|
5. zi-ga-am3
6. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lagab szum2 gaz
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 gaz gur
  blank space
8. la2-ia3-am3
9. diri 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2/3(disz) sa {u2}|U.EN|
10. nig2-ka9-ak szum2-ma
11. lugal-nig2-lagar-e
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P332180

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) Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SE 028
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072614

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 268

    [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: Balanced account of onions and {u2}U.EN

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-21 at 09:28:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:51 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, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332180.
PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry (No. P332180). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332180
PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332180 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332180},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332180
LB  - CDLI:P332180
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332180
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 4, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332180.
PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry (No. P332180). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332180
PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332180 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332180},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332180
LB  - CDLI:P332180
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - PPAC 4, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332180
ER  -
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