JCSSS 5, 143 (P499863)

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

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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 (Balanced account of grain.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur numun mur#-gu4#
2. a2# lu2# hun-ga2
3. a-sza3-ga# ba-a-da-an-kux(KWU636)#
4. 2(asz) gur ki inim-sa6#-sa6#
5. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(asz)# sze gur
6. sza3#-bi-ta
7. 3(asz) gur ur#-{d}al#-la#
8. 6(asz)# ziz2 gur# ARAD2-mu
9. 7(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze-ba sza3#-gu4 iti 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(u) 4(asz)# 1(barig) gur a-sza3# du6#-an#-na#
11. ki ad#-da-kal-la
12. 3(barig) 2(ban2) igi gur sag-gal2#
reverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur a-da#-lal3# sipa#
2. 3(ban2) la-ia3 ugula# lu2 hun-ga2#
3. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(asz)# 4(ban2)# sze# gur
4. zi#-ga#-am3
5. 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur# diri de6#-a#?
  calculation: 32;0,0 - 33;0,4 = -1;0,4 (“excess delivered”)
  blank space
6. nig2#-ka9#-ak# a-a-iri#-mu
7. mu# en {d}inanna unu ki masz2-e i3-pa3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: JCSSS 5, 143

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM —
  • Accession No.: C.319

  • Provenience: Du-Enlila (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    "du6-{d}en-lil2-la2", accd. to Allred and Owen near Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-20 at 17:03:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-07 at 11:44:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499863.
JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry (No. P499863). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499863
JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499863 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499863},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499863
LB  - CDLI:P499863
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499863
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 5, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499863.
JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry (No. P499863). (2017, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499863
JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499863 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2017JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499863},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/1/30/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499863
LB  - CDLI:P499863
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - JCSSS 5, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499863
ER  - 
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