Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 (P432662)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Museum Number

UMM 2275

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

128.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
2. si-i3-tum mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
3. 2(u) zu2-lum gur
4. ku3-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 6000 ÷ 16 120/180 = 360 sila3 per shekel
5. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 siki GI
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na
calculation: 720 ÷ 60 = 12 mana per shekel
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
8. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar nig2-tur-tur
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10. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
blank space
erasures
11. szunigin 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
calculation: 64 20/180 + 16 120/180 + 60 + 15 + 5 + 6 = 166 140/180
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12. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 7(disz)# ma-na gi-du10-ga
15. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze
calculation: 7 ÷ 63/180 = 20 mana per shekel
16. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szim gam-gam-ma
17. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2# 6(disz) sze
calculation: 12 ÷ 26/180 = 1 barig per shekel
18. 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 szim# du10#?
19. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
calculation: 1 2/3 ÷ 30/180 = 1 ban2 per shekel
20. 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-li
21. ku3-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze#
calculation: 9 2/3 ÷ 3 156/180 = 2.5 sila3 per shekel
22. 6(disz) sila3 szim GAN2
column 2
1. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 x x
calculation: 6 ÷ 90+/180 = 12+ sila3 per shekel
2. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum ku3#-bi# n sze#
calculation: 5 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
3. 3(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2 ku3-bi# n sze#
calculation: 3 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
4. 1/2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu ku3#-bi# 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 1/2 ÷ 7.5/180 = 12 šergu per shekel
5. 7(disz) sila3 esza ku3-bi n n sze
calculation: 7 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
6. 2(asz)# gu2 {gesz}ma-nu ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2# n sze#
calculation: 1gu2 ÷ 30/180 = 6 gu2 per shekel
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
8. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) esir2 had2 gur
9. ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
calculation: 7860 ÷ 13 18/180 = 2 gur per shekel
10. 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 185 ÷ 1 97.5/180 = 2 barig per shekel
12. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
13. 3(barig) esir2 E2-A
14. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
calculation: 180 ÷ 1 90/180 = 2 barig per shekel
15. kiszib3 a-gu
16. 1(barig) 3(ban2) szum2-za-ha-din#
17. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
calculation: 90 ÷ 1 90/180 = 1 barig per shekel
erasure n sze at end of line
18. 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
19. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
calculation: 188 1/3 ÷ 3 25/180 = 1 barig per shekel
20. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
21. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
calculation: 24 ÷ 72/180 = 1 barig per shekel
22. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
23. 7(disz) sila3 lal3
24. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 7 ÷ 2 1/3 = 3 sila3 per shekel
25. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2 had2
26. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
calculation: 22 ÷ 132/180 = 3 ban2 per shekel
27. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
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reverse
column 1
blank space
1. zi-ga bala-a
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
3. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 75 ÷ 112.5/180 = 2 barig per shekel
4. kiszib3 a-gu
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)#-gal2#
calculation: 2.5 ÷ 1 45/180 = 2 sila3 per shekel
7. nig2-dab5 du6-ku3-ga
8. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
9. 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 uruda
10. ku3-bi 1(u) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 1077 ÷ 10 139.5/180 = 100 mana per shekel
11. 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 su#-he2
12. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
calculation: 38 ÷ 114/180 = 1 mana per shekel
13. kiszib3 ha-lu5-lu5
14. 1/2(disz)# gin2# bul5 numun ga:rasz{sar} sa10-sa10-a-de3
15. kiszib3 sag-ku5#
16. 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) i3-szah2# gur#
17. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2
calculation: 530 ÷ 44.2 ≈ 12 sila3 per shekel
18. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
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column 2
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1. szunigin 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. zi-ga-am3
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
calculation: 166 140/180 - 87 107.5/180 = 79 32.5/180
blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.09.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P432662
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P432662

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	128.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
Museum Number	UMM 2275
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 138, p.153-180, p. 168-175 8

[Reid2017Mississippi] Reid, Nicholas. 2017. “Cuneiform Tablets of the University of Mississippi Museum.” Akkadica 138: 153–80.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-07-14 at 08:27:05	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2019-11-09 at 13:55:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-06 at 16:26:05	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2018-03-23 at 18:53:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 16:34:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 20, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P432662.

Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (No. P432662). (2012, November 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432662

Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432662 (Accessed: June 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 20, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P432662.

Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (No. P432662). (2012, November 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432662

Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432662 (Accessed: June 7, 2026).

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	year = {2012},
	month = {nov 20},
	title = {Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432662},
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