Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 (P332597)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA

Museum Number

LMA 3402.2

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. a-sza3 muru13 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
5. zar3-tab-ba szu ur3-ra
6. u3# ki-su7 karadinx(|SZE.SZE3.PI.NIG2|) ga6-ga2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. ka kun-nagar-ta sahar szu ti-a
  szu ti-a in transliteration, not in copy
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. kab2-ku5 i7-sal4-la{ki} sahar szu ti-a
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. i7 i7-sal4-la{ki} szu ur3-ra
6. ugula a-gu
7. kiszib3 {d}szara2-he2-gal2
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-he2-gal2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-mes

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005651 (composite) (P458361) S005651 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P332597

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) Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA
Museum Number LMA 3402.2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158713

References

  • primary: Akkadica 140, p.73-98, no. 2

    [Liu2019Logan] Liu, Changyu, and John P. Nielsen. 2019. “Cuneiform Tablets in the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College.” Akkadica 140: 73–98.

    Several Work-assignments on Barley, Earth, Reservoir and Canal Labor

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-21 at 17:43:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Liu Changyu; Nielsen, John P. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332597.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 artifact entry (No. P332597). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332597
Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332597 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332597.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 artifact entry (No. P332597). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332597
Akkadica 140, 073-098 02 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332597 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332597},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332597},
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