YOS 15, 178 (P414549)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Museum Number

WHS A 2077

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
1. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(asz)
2. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
3. 4(disz) u8 1(disz) sila4#
4. lugal-masz-su! dumu ma-an-saga
5. 1(disz) {d}suen ku3-babbar ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2
6. bi2-za-za sa3-bi2-tum
7. 1(u) 5(disz) u8 1(disz) udu-nita
8. 1(u) 2(disz) sila4 7(disz) ud5
9. 1(disz) ab2 mah2
10. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
11. 1(disz) ab2-ga
12. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
13. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) {gesz}apin-du10
14. 1(asz) 3(ban2) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
15. 1(asz) 3(ban2) {d}szara2-mu-dah
16. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) SIG7-a {d}szara2-mu-tum2
17. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-sa6-ga-mu
18. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) geme2-{d}gesztin-an-ka
19. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) asz-da-hu-da
20. dumu# 1(asz) 2(ban2) nin-inim-ge-na
21. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
22. 8(disz) sila3 i3-nun-du10-ga
23. 1(ban2) i3-gesz-du10-ga
24. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. 4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar tur-tur
3. 2(disz) gal zabar ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
4. 1(disz) za-hum zabar ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
5. 1(u) tug2 usz-bar
6. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
7. 1(disz) e2-du3-a ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sar
8. a-ra2 4(disz)-kam
9. sa6-a-ga dam a-da-ga
  blank space
10. szunigin {d}suen ku3-babbar ki-la2-bi 1(disz) gin2
11. szunigin# 2(disz) gal{zabar} ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
12. szunigin# 1(disz)# za#-hum#! zabar# ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) sze gur
14. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 i3-nun-du10-ga
15. szunigin 1(ban2) i3-gesz-du10-ga szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
16. szunigin 1(u) tug2 usz-bar
17. szunigin 1(disz) ab2 mah2 szunigin 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(asz)
18. szunigin 1(disz) ab2-ga szunigin 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
19. szunigin# 2(u) la2 1(disz) u8 szunigin 1(disz) udu-nita2
20. [szunigin] 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 szunigin 7(disz) ud5
21. [szunigin 1(asz)] gurusz# 1(barig) szunigin 2(asz) gurusz 3(ban2)
22. [szunigin 1(asz@c)] 1(asz@c) SIG7#-a 1(barig) szunigin 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2)
23. szunigin dumu# x dumu-munus 2(ban2)
24. szunigin 4(iku) GAN2# {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar-tur
25. szunigin e2-du3-a ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sar
26. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2
27. iti szu-numun mu# {d#}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma#-ke4 bad3! mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414549

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) Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Museum Number WHS A 2077
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 187655

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 178

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-04 at 14:12:41 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-09-07 at 12:36:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414549.
YOS 15, 178 artifact entry (No. P414549). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414549
YOS 15, 178 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414549 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	title = {YOS 15, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414549},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414549.
YOS 15, 178 artifact entry (No. P414549). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414549
YOS 15, 178 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414549 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414549
LB  - CDLI:P414549
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - YOS 15, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414549
ER  -
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