Sumer 54, 032 02 (P499313)

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

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 141864

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

99.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 3(asz) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gig
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze sza3-gal amar
6. ki gu-du-du-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
9. szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gig
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 1(disz)-ta
12. 8(bur3) GAN2 1(u)-ta
13. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1/2(disz)-ta
14. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta
15. 3(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 8(disz)-ta
16. 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta a-sza3 bala-a
reverse
1. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
2. ziz2-numun-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3. gig-numun-bi 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. mur-gu4-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
  calculation: 28.25 bur3 × 200 sila3 per bur3 = 18;4,1,0 (?); 5328 ÷ 200s/bur3 = 26 11.52/18 (?)
5. 1(disz) amar gu4 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze
6. 2(disz) amar ansze 1(barig)-ta
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) im gurum2 gu4 apin-ta
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8. szunigin 4(u) 3(barig) x 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 gur
9. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
10. szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gig
11. zi-ga-am3
12. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-[gu4]
13. ur-{d}ma-mi nu-banda3-gu4
14. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um[{ki} ba-hul]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 99.0 high × 58.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: Sumer 54 (pp. 28-47), 032 02

    [al-Mutawalli2009Sumer54] Mutawalli, Nawala Ahmed al-. 2009. “New Agricultural Cuneiform Texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur in The Iraq Museum.” Sumer 54: 28–47.

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  • Museum No.: IM 141864
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 09:58:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-05-26 at 09:27:38 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:05:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-11-14 at 03:13:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-11-14 at 03:12:35 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:49:05 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-11-08 at 11:18:54 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 032 02 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499313.
Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry (No. P499313). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499313 (Original work published 2016)
Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499313 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499313},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 54, 032 02 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499313.
Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry (No. P499313). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499313 (Original work published 2016)
Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499313 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499313},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P499313
LB  - CDLI:P499313
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - Sumer 54, 032 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499313
ER  -
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