PPAC 4, 280 (P332190)

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 041

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. 1(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. kiszib3 2(disz) ha-ma-ti
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma szesz lugal-erin2
4. 7(disz) kiszib3 a-mu
5. 7(disz) lu2-mah {d}nin-szubur
6. 1(disz) sza3-ki-bi ARAD2 szabra
7. 2(disz) ur-sa6-ga dumu [ur]-mes!
8. 2(disz) dub-sar mah
9. [...] i3-lum-ma
10. 3(disz) en-num2-i3-<li2>
  1 line erased
11. GAN2 e2-gi4-IL2
12. giri3 a-kal-la mu10-us2-sa he2?-dab5
13. 2(disz) zi-mu
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
  blank space
2. da-da ib2-gi-ne2
3. 1(u) 1(ban2) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
4. 7(disz) {uruda}gur10
5. su-szim-a
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
7. 2(u) {uruda}gur10
8. kiszib3 a-ha-ma-ti
9. 1(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
11. 1(u) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
12. kiszib3 ur-ab-ba
13. 1(u) 3(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
14. {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-dah
15. 2(disz) dingir-ba-ni lu2 sar
16. 1(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
17. 7(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
18. 8(disz) ur-dingir-ra
reverse
column 1
1. [...] {uruda}gur10
2. ki {d}utu-bar-ra-ta
3. 5(u) {uruda}gur10 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 2(u) {uruda}gur10 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) {uruda}gur10 a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
6. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-sa6-ga
7. 2(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
8. ur-sa6-ga
9. giri3 lu2-banda3{da}
10. 4(u) [n] {uruda}ha-bu3-da
11. 4(u) 4(disz) {uruda}gur10
12. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) {uruda}gur10
  blank space
3. e3-e3-dam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P332190

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 041
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072626

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 280

    [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: Metal instruments to be e3-e3-dam

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:53 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, 280 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332190.
PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry (No. P332190). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332190
PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332190 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332190
LB  - CDLI:P332190
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332190
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PPAC 4, 280 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332190.
PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry (No. P332190). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332190
PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332190 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332190
LB  - CDLI:P332190
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - PPAC 4, 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332190
ER  -
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