Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 (P480077)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Number

DMMA AA.TC.70

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
 en: 5 bur3, harrowed
2. a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
 en: 1 time, 4 1/2 iku each (day),
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2)
 en: the labor of its team (of 3 men): 60 days;
  calculation: 90 ÷ 4 1/2 × 1 × 3 = 60
  ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
  d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
  if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
  d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
4. a-sza3 {d#}nin-ur4-ra
 en: field of Nin-ura,
5. ugula ur#-am3-ma
 en: foreman: Ur-ama;
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-a-ni
 en: under seal of Šešani;
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, king, erected Big Stele for Enlil and Ninlil.”
seal 1
1. szesz-a-ni
 en: Šešani,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu da-da
 en: son of Dada.

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: Akkadica 135/1, p.73-105, p. 98-100 13

    [Niederreiter2014texts] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2014. “Fourteen Ur III Texts Belonging to the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal and the Département Des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques.” Akkadica 135/1: 73–105.

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  • Museum No.: DMMA AA.TC.70
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-11 at 11:42:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-11 at 11:41:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-20 at 11:01:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Lafont, Bertrand; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004082 (composite) (P456792) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480077.
Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry (No. P480077). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480077
Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480077 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 20},
	title = {Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480077},
}

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M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480077.
Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry (No. P480077). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480077
Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480077 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 20},
	title = {Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480077},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/3/20/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P480077
LB  - CDLI:P480077
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480077
ER  - 
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