CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 (P345961)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Museum Number

MULC 1

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
 en: 5 sila of high-quality beer, 3 sila of bread,
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
 en: 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of naga,
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 fish, 1 bundle of onions
4. inim-{d}inanna
 en: (for) Inim-Inanna;
5. 4(ban2) ninda sza3-gal simug-e-ne
 en: 4 ban of bread as provisions for smiths,
reverse
1. giri3 inim-{d}inanna
 en: via Inim-Inanna;
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda#
 en: 5 sila of beer, 5 sila of bread,
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
 en: 2 shekels of oil, 2 shekels of naga,
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
 en: 1 fish, 1 bundle of onions
5. giri3#? da-da
 en: via Dada;
6. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
 en: it is on the 19th day (of the month),
left
1. iti ezem#-{d}szul-gi
 en: Month: “Festival of Šulgi.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345961

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) Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Museum Number MULC 1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170816

References

  • primary: Liu CDLB 2012/2, §2.1

    [Liu2012Missouri] Liu, Changyu. 2012. “Six Ur III Tablets from the Special Collections of the University of Missouri-Columbia.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-04-20 at 10:39:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:43:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-06-25 at 16:44:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-19 at 18:40:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345961.
CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 artifact entry (No. P345961). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345961 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345961 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345961.
CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 artifact entry (No. P345961). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345961 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2012/002 §2.1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345961 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {CDLB 2012/002 \textsection{}2.1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345961},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P345961
LB  - CDLI:P345961
M1  - 2026/6/14/
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