Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 (P332598)

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 3402.3

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(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 bu3-ra 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 3(gesz2)-kam
3. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sar gi ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 6(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz'u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
reverse
1. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
2. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
  a2 erased before 5(disz) sar
3. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
  sic
4. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz)-kam
6. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 7(disz) sila3-ta
7. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)-kam
left
column 1
1. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la
column 2
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-ne-du3
  line spans end of left edge and continues on to obv. bottom
seal 1
1. a-a-kal-la
2. dub-[sar]
3. [dumu ukken-ne2]

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 001636 (composite) (P454346) S001636 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332598

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA
Museum Number LMA 3402.3
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158714

References

  • primary: Akkadica 140, p.73-98, no. 3

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

    Sealed Account of Agricultural Labor

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-23 at 19:02:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332598.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 artifact entry (No. P332598). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332598
Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332598 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332598.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 artifact entry (No. P332598). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332598
Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332598 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332598},
}


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DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332598
LB  - CDLI:P332598
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Akkadica 140, 073-098 03 artifact entry
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