Sauren 001 (P518296)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Sauren 001

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak
2. 7(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur ki ka-guru7-ta
3. 4(barig) 2(ban2) dabin ki ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra-ta
  blank space
5. szunigin 8(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
  calculation: 0;0.3.6 + 7;0.4.2 + 0;4.2 = 8;0.3.8
6. ku3-bi 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze
  calculation: 8;0.3.8 ÷ x = 9 87/180 (?)
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
9. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
  calculation: 0;4.0.9 ÷ 120 = 2 13.5/180 (?)
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 naga-si-e3 gur
11. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 1;1.4.2 ÷ 1200 = 60.3/180
12. 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2
13. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 295 ÷ 900 = 59/180
14. 8(disz) sila3 szum2 za-ha-din saga had2
15. 5(szar2) pa muszen
16. ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gin2
  calculation: 8 ÷ 15-48 + 18,000 ÷ 1,800 = 10 n/180 (?)
17. 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na esir2-had2
18. ku3-bi 1(u) sze
  calculation: 35 ÷ 600 = 10.5/180 (?)
reverse
1. ugu2 ab-ba-gi-na ba-a-gar
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz)? gin2 igi#-[n]-gal2# ku3-babbar
  calculation: 2 6/180 + 60/180 + 60/180 + 10 n/180 + 10/180 = 12 136+n/180 (?)
3. zi-ga-am3
4. diri 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3
  blank space
5. nig2-ka9-ak nig2-sa10-ma
6. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
7. giri3 ab-ba-gi-na
9. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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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
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 1121

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

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  • Museum No.: Sauren 001
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 15:05:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Molina, Manuel; Owen, David I.; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-09 at 11:58:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-04-03 at 22:04:20 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-12-08 at 13:12:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2019-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Sauren 001 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P518296.
Sauren 001 artifact entry (No. P518296). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518296 (Original work published 2019)
Sauren 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518296 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Sauren,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Sauren 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518296},
}

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