JCSSS 5, 038 (P499758)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of returned(?) labor by men of Šimanum.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ze2#-la#-a# ugula
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz
4. szar-i3-li2 ugula
reverse
1. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) gurusz lu2 si-ma-num2{ki} al ib2-ba
2. a2 gi4#-a
3. ki lu2-isin2{+si}-na nu-banda3-ka
4. iti ku3-SZIM u4 8(disz) ba-zal
5. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-isin2{+si}-na#
2. dumu# [lugal-a2-zi-da]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of returned(?) labor by men of Šimanum.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

legend of the host

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005069 (composite) (P457779) S005069 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.01.07

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499758

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain)
"du6-{d}en-lil2-la2", accd. to Allred and Owen near Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive Aradmu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number C.077

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 38

    [Studevent-Hickman2018JCSSS5] Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin. 2018. Sumerian Texts from Ancient Iraq. From Ur III to 9/11. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series, Number 5. Atlanta: Lockwood Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-04-23 at 11:53:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-07 at 11:44:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499758.
JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry (No. P499758). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499758
JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499758 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499758
LB  - CDLI:P499758
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499758
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499758.
JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry (No. P499758). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499758
JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499758 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499758
LB  - CDLI:P499758
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499758
ER  -
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