Fs Vargyas 285 02 (P429599)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan

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Museum Collection(s)

Hideo Mihira, Chiba, Japan

Museum Number

Anonymous 429599

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. 5(disz) 3(barig@v) 2(ban2) sze gur si-sa2
2. sza3-gal udu niga
  some text moved to next line
3. iti dal
4. 6(disz) sze szuku-ra lugal-ku3-ga-ni
5. 2(disz) gu-du-du ma2-gin2
6. 2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra sipa ansze
7. 2(disz) 2(ban2) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 la2-tur al ak
8. lu2-dingir-ra
9. 1(disz) 1(barig@v) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 {gesz?}gig al ak
10. ur-{d}szara2
11. 4(disz) sa2-du11 {d}dam-gal-nun-gu-la
12. nigar{+gar}-ki-du10
13. 5(disz) 3(barig@v) 2(ban2) sza3-gal udu niga
reverse
1. 2(disz) lu2-banda3{da} dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
2. 2(barig@v) nig2 sza3-te#?
3. 1(barig@v) 4(ban2) musz-lah5
4. 8(disz) dingir-kal
5. 2(u) 1(disz) 3(barig@v) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 {d}szara2 al ak
  blank space
6. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 2(barig@v) 4(ban2)
  text has irregular disz instead of asz, barig signs wholly irregular; 240-sila3 gur
  calculation: 5;3,2 + 6;0,0 + 2;0,0 + 2;0,0 + 2;0,0 + 1;1,0 + 4;0,0 + 5;3,0 + 2;0,0 + 0;2,0 + 0;1,4 + 8;0,0 + 21;3,0 = 60;2,4 (edition/text: 61;2,4)
  blank space
7. zi-ga sze ur5-ra su-ga
8. iti szu-numun
9. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Fs Vargyas (pp. 283 - 315), 285 02

    [Sigrist2014FsVargyas] Sigrist, Marcel, and Uri Gabbay. 2014. “Eighteen Cuneiform Inscriptions from the Ur III and Old-Babylonian Periods.” Studies in Economic and Social History of the Ancient Near East in Memory of Péter Vargyas, 283–315.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 429599
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.05.00, Šū-Suen.09.06.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.09.05.00 to Šū-Suen.09.06.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-31 at 12:25:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-19 at 06:18:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2012-03-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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20191230 englund: irregular disz instead of asz, barig wholly irregular; 240 sila3 gur

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 285 02 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429599.
Fs Vargyas 285 02 artifact entry (No. P429599). (2012, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429599
Fs Vargyas 285 02 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429599 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429599},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Vargyas 285 02 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429599.
Fs Vargyas 285 02 artifact entry (No. P429599). (2012, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429599
Fs Vargyas 285 02 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429599 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {mar 12},
	title = {Fs {Vargyas} 285 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429599},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/3/12/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429599
LB  - CDLI:P429599
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - Fs Vargyas 285 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429599
ER  - 
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