Rochester 159 (P128264)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

Crozer 076

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) sila3
2. nin-e2-gal-e?-si
3. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-su-zu-ga2-ra
4. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-agrig-zi gu
5. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}suen gu
6. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-gi-na gu
7. 3(ban2) sila3 ama-kal-la sze
8. ugula {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}asznan-gin7-zi-sza3-gal2-kalam-ma-sze?
  with copy
9. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-ur4-sza3-ga szum
10. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-dumu-zi-da sze
11. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}amar-{d}suen dumu-ni
12. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra tusz
13. 3(ban2) sila3 sza-at-er3-ra
14. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}szu-tag dumu-ni
15. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-ma2-gur8-re MUSZ2
16. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-lu!-sa6-sa6
17. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-ezem dumu-ni
column 2
1. 3(ban2) sila3 esz18-dar-um-mi
2. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}ur3-bar-tab
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 geme2-lugal
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 geme2-e2-[...] dumu-ni-me
5. 3(ban2) sila3 nin9 da-da
6. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-ki-ku3-ga
7. 3(ban2) sila3 u4 1(ban2) 5(disz) tusz-du10-[gar]
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
9. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}[...]
10. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}nin-ur4-[ra]
11. 3(ban2) sila3 ba-a-saga
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 geme2-ur4-sza3-ga
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}he2-gal2
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-ama-mu
16. 2(ban2) sila3 {d}amar-{d}suen-gu2-gal dumu-ni
17. 3(ban2) sila3 nin9 szesz-a-na
18. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}szara2 BI
19. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra am
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-he2-gal2
2. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
3. 3(ban2) sila3 {d}amar-{d}suen-gu2-gal
4. 3(ban2) sila3 a-gub-ba-bi
5. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-siskur2-e
6. 2(ban2) sila3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ama-mu dumu-ni
7. [...] nin-ku3-ga-i3-zu
8. ki a-a-kal-la
9. [...] geme2
10. [...] sag
11. ki lu2-[...]
12. 3(ban2) sila3 nin-tur3
13. 3(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}[...]
14. 3(ban2) sila3 na-an-[...]
15. ki ur-{d}[...]
16. nin-za3-ge-si
17. ki ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
18. 5(disz) sila3 nin-du10-ga
19. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-ur4-sza3-ga
20. 2(ban2) sila3 nin-agrig-zi
column 2
1. dumu nin-za3-ge-si-me
2. 2(ban2) sila3 nin-gi-na
3. dumu ama-nesag-e
4. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}amar-{d}suen NIG2
5. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-e11-e
6. dumu nin-[...]
7. 2(ban2) sila3 nin-[...]
8. 2(ban2) sila3 {d}amar-{d}suen-[...]-giri17-zal-[...]
9. 2(ban2) sila3 {d}amar-{d}suen-[...]-mu
10. dumu nin-bi-[...]
11. 2(ban2) sila3 geme2-{d}[...]
12. 2(ban2) sila3 {d}szara2-a2-[...]
13. dumu nin-gi-na
14. 2(ban2) sila3 du-du-a-a-mu
15. 2(ban2) sila3 nin9-kal-la simug
16. 2(ban2) sila3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 nam
  blank space
17. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
18. sze-ba sza3 nibru{ki}
19. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
20. mu si-mu-ru-um{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: Rochester, 159

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Rations for women workers

  • history: YOS 15, 114

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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  • Museum No.: Crozer 076
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-06 at 08:24:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Rochester 159 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128264.
Rochester 159 artifact entry (No. P128264). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128264
Rochester 159 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128264 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128264},
}


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