JCS 28, 241 10 (P500453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
3. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
4. 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi-tum!
5. sa2-du11 u3 nig2-dab5 iti-da
6. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
7. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
8. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-[lum]
9. sa2-du11 u3 [nig2-ezem-ma]
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 [i3-gesz]
reverse
1. {kusz#}[a2-la2]
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3#-[nun]
3. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum#
4. nig2-dab5 e2? lu-{d}x [...]
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-[nun]
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-[ar3]
7. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
8. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
9. 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi-tum
10. sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da u3 nig2-ezem-ma
11. ga2-nun-mah {d}nin-gal-ta
12. ku3-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
13. szu ba-an-ti
14. iti kin-{d}inanna
left
1. mu iri{ki} ka-i7-da ba-an-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sumu-el.08.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500453 P466567 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P500453

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 04308
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	Penn —
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 28 (pp. 233- 242), 241 10

[Loding1976JCS28] Loding, Darlene. 1976. “Old Babylonian Texts from Ur, 1.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (4): 233–42. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359721.
history: (given as U 430)

[sec131844] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-19 at 18:44:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2017-11-23 at 15:29:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-11-12 at 00:59:36	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2017-11-03 at 04:19:15	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2017-06-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 241 10 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500453.

JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry (No. P500453). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500453 (Original work published 2017)

JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500453 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500453
LB  - CDLI:P500453
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500453
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 241 10 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500453.

JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry (No. P500453). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500453 (Original work published 2017)

JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500453 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500453
LB  - CDLI:P500453
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - JCS 28, 241 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500453
ER  -