JCSSS 5, 041 (P499761)

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 (Receipt for grain as seed and ox fodder.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. numun mur-gu4
3. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
4. ur-al-la
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti kin-{d}inanna
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-al-la
2. dumu nimgir-a#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for grain as seed and ox fodder.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

?; legend of the recipient with partial scene

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006127 (composite) (P458837) S006127 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P499761

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
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number C.082

References

  • primary: JCSSS 5, 41

    [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
2017-07-07 at 11:44:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI Approved View
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCSSS 5, 041 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499761.
JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry (No. P499761). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499761
JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499761 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499761},
}


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DA  - 2017/1/30/
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LB  - CDLI:P499761
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499761
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCSSS 5, 041 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499761.
JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry (No. P499761). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499761
JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499761 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499761
LB  - CDLI:P499761
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499761
ER  -
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