Sumer 54, 038 06 (P499317)
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, IraqMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, IraqMuseum Number
IM 141874Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
96.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 3(disz) ziz2 gur
3. 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar
6. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
8. szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
9. ki gu-du-du-ta
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)? GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta
edition has 2/3(iku)
12. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
13. 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
14. 1(bur3) GAN2 8(disz)-ta?
reverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
2. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 8(disz)-ta
3. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
4. ziz2-numun-bi 3(asz) gur
5. gig-numun-bi 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
6. mur-gu4-bi# 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) x sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur
7. 3(disz) amar gu4 sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 2(disz) amar ansze sze-bi 2(barig)
9. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
10. szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
11. szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
12. zi-ga-am3
13. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
14. szesz-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 3(disz) ziz2 gur
3. 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar
6. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
8. szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
9. ki gu-du-du-ta
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)? GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta
edition has 2/3(iku)
12. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
13. 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
14. 1(bur3) GAN2 8(disz)-ta?
reverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta
2. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 8(disz)-ta
3. sze-numun-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
4. ziz2-numun-bi 3(asz) gur
5. gig-numun-bi 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
6. mur-gu4-bi# 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) x sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur
7. 3(disz) amar gu4 sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 2(disz) amar ansze sze-bi 2(barig)
9. szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) gin2 gur
10. szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur
11. szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig
12. zi-ga-am3
13. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
14. szesz-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
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
- Measurements (mm): 96.0 high × 55.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Sumer 54 (pp. 28-47), 038 06
[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 141874
- Accession No.:
- 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 |
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| 2024-06-18 at 09:58:13 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-05-26 at 09:27:38 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-18 at 16:05:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-14 at 03:15:18 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-14 at 02:52:37 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-11 at 01:31:36 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-09 at 02:45:46 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-11-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (191607) (191607)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Sumer 54, 038 06 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499317.
Sumer 54, 038 06 artifact entry (No. P499317). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499317 (Original work published 2016)
Sumer 54, 038 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499317 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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month = {jun 18},
title = {Sumer 54, 038 06 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499317},
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