CUSAS 16, 272 (P416182)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 277

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) sar szum2 [x]
2. 2(u) 5(disz) sar szum2 gesz HI-[da]
3. sar 1(disz)-a igi-sag 2/3(disz) sila3-ta
4. nigin2 2(disz) 5/6(disz)-ta
5. igi-sag-bi 3(ban2)
6. nigin2 szum2 numun-bi 5(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
7. nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2/3(disz)
8. ka5-am3 nu-{gesz}kiri6
9. 1(u) sar szum2 numun 2(u) sar szum2 gesz HI-da
10. [igi-sag] 2/3(disz) sila3 nigin2 2(disz) 5/6(disz)-ta
11. [igi-sag]-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
12. [nigin2 szum2] numun-bi 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) [...]
13. [nigin2 szum2] gesz HI-da-bi 2(u) 8(disz) [1/3(disz)]
14. [...] saga um [...]
15. [...] sar szum2 [...]
16. [n] sar# szum2 gesz HI-[da]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 3(disz)#
2'. [...] x-ga-um
3'. [...] igi-sag 1(disz) sila3-ta gesz 6(disz)-ta
4'. igi-sag-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nigin2-bi 2(disz) [...]
5'. u3-ma-ni dumu lu2-ga [...]
6'. 2(u) sar szum2 numun 4(u) sar szum2 gesz HI-da#
7'. igi-sag 2/3(disz) sila3-ta gesz 4(disz) 2/3(disz)-ta
8'. igi-sag-bi 4(ban2) [...]
9'. nigin2 szum2 numun-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)
10'. nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da-bi 3(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
11'. inim-{d}szara2 dumu da-a-ga
12'. gaba a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
  blank space
13'. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 igi-sag gur
14'. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) nigin2 szum2 numun
15'. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da
16'. igi-sag nig2-sur-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
17'. nigin2 szum2 numun nig2-sur-bi 3(gesz2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) 3(disz) gin2
18'. nigin2 szum2 gesz HI-da nig2-sur-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u)# 8(disz)# 1/2(disz) 2(disz) gin2#
left
1. szum2 kab2-du11-ga
2. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CUSAS 16, 272

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: CULC 277
  • Accession No.: 08.43; M099

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-03-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 16, 272 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416182.
CUSAS 16, 272 artifact entry (No. P416182). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416182
CUSAS 16, 272 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416182 (Accessed: June 20, 2025).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416182},
}

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