ArOr 87, 033-057 09 (P465831)

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

Museum Collection(s)

San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California, USA

Museum Number

SDMM 10119

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) {gesz}dusu#
2. 1(u) sa |ZI&ZI|-sze3
3. inim-{d}szara2
4. 1(gesz2) {gesz}dusu
5. 2(gesz2) sa |ZI&ZI|-sze3
6. du11-ga-ni
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) {gesz}dusu
2. 4(u) sa |ZI&ZI|-sze3
3. lugal-hi-li
4. 3(gesz2) sa |ZI&ZI|-sze3
5. 4(u) {gesz}dusu
6. lu2-{d}ab-u2
7. e2-masz-a kux(KWU147)-ra
8. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  some text moved to next line
10. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki}
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-{gesz}kiri6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005658.3 (composite) (P534111) S005658.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P465831

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) San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California, USA
Museum Number SDMM 10119
Accession Number 1929.008.0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196141

References

  • primary: ArOr 87 (pp. 33-57), 09

    [Liu2019ArOr87] Liu, Changyu. 2019. “An Edition of Twelve Ur III Administrative Cuneiform Tablets from United States Collections.” Archiv Orientální 87: 33–57.

    Baskets carrying grass

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:50:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:45:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-04 at 13:47:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ArOr 87, 033-057 09 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P465831.
ArOr 87, 033-057 09 artifact entry (No. P465831). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465831 (Original work published 2014)
ArOr 87, 033-057 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465831 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ArOr 87, 033-057 09 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P465831.
ArOr 87, 033-057 09 artifact entry (No. P465831). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465831 (Original work published 2014)
ArOr 87, 033-057 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465831 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465831},
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