ZA 110, 012 no. 6 (P521735)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kian (Tell Shmid), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 183156

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Kian (Tell Shmid)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3. 1(disz) udu ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
4. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
5. 1(disz) masz2 ku3#-[bi ...] [...] sze#?
rest broken
(ca. 2 lines lost)
reverse
beginning broken
(ca. 2 lines lost)
1'. 1(disz) masz2 ku3#-[bi ...]
2'. sza3 gir2-su{ki#} [x?]
blank space
3'. szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze# gur#
4'. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 igi 3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 5(disz) sze-kam
5'. ku3 nig2-kam
6'. [mu us2-sa bad3] ma#-da# mu# us2#-sa-bi

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.39.00.00 ? (us2-us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P521735
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P521735

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kian (Tell Shmid)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	2321
Findspot	Area 1
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 183156
Accession Number

References

primary: Fahad, ZA 110, 012 no. 6

[Fahad2020-WR74U8LW] Fahad, Sa’ad Salman, and Raghad Abdul-Qadir Abbas. 2020. “Cuneiform Tablets from Shmet from the Excavation Season of 2001.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 110 (1): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2020-0001.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-02 at 18:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-30 at 09:59:05	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-05-07 at 12:57:28	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2020-12-20 at 11:15:10	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2020-10-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 110, 012 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P521735.

ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P521735). (2026, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P521735 (Original work published 2020)

ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P521735 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P521735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P521735},
}

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M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 110, 012 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P521735.

ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P521735). (2026, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P521735 (Original work published 2020)

ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P521735 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

@misc{2026ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P521735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P521735},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/2/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P521735
LB  - CDLI:P521735
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 110, 012 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P521735
ER  -