CDLJ 2009/2 §3.3 (P384821)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Museum Number

FSU 22

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

80.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 24.0 mm

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2] 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
 en: 2 bur3, 1 eše3 3 iku field, harrowing, 3 (times), at 1 eše3 field (a day),
3'. [a2 erin2-na]-bi# u4 4(u) 5(disz)
 en: its troop labor: 45 days;
  calculation: 45 × 3 × 2 ÷ 6 = 45
  ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
  d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
  if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
  d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
4'. [1(bur3) GAN2 gesz a]-ra2# 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
 en: 1 bur3 field, harrowing, 3 (times), at 1 eše3 field (a day),
5'. [a2] erin2#-[na-bi] u4# 1(u) 8(disz)
 en: its troop labor: 18 days;
  calculation: 18 × 3 × 2 ÷ 6 = 18
6'. [1(esze3) 3(iku)] GAN2 [gesz a]-ra2# 4(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
 en: 1 eše3, 3 iku field, harrowing, 4 (times), at 1 eše3 field (a day),
7'. a2# erin2-na#-bi# u4 1(u) 2(disz)
 en: its troop labor: 12 days;
  calculation: 9 × 4 × 2 ÷ 6 = 12
8'. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
 en: work of harrowing;
9'. 4(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
 en: 240 sar, reeds uprooted, at 20 sar (a day),
10'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz)
 en: its labor: 12 days;
  calculation: 240 ÷ 20 = 12
11'. 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 45 sar, reeds uprooted, at 15 sar (a day)
12'. a2-bi u4# 3(disz)
 en: its labor: 3 days;
  calculation: 45 ÷ 15 = 3
13'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
 en: labor of hired men;
14'. 8(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi ku5-ra2 2(u) sar-ta
 en: 520 sar, reeds cut, at 20 sar (a day),
15'. a2-bi u4 2(u) 6(disz)
 en: its labor: 26 days;
  calculation: 520 ÷ 20 = 26
16'. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
 en: 192 sar, hoeing, at 4 sar (a day),
reverse
1. a2-bi# u4 4(u) 8(disz)
 en: its labor: 48 days;
  calculation: 192 ÷ 4 = 48
2. [1(gesz2) 6(disz)] sar# al 3(disz) sar-ta
 en: 66 sar, hoeing, at 3 sar (a day),
3. [a2-bi] u4# 2(u) 2(disz)
 en: its labor: 22 days;
  calculation: 66 ÷ 3 = 22
4. [2(gesz2) 3(u) sar] x 5(disz) sar-ta
 en: 150 sar, ..., at 5 sar (a day),
5. a2#-[bi] u4# 3(u)
 en: its labor: 30 days;
  calculation: 150 ÷ 5 = 30
6. giri3# [...]-la? nu-banda3-gu4
 en: via ..., oxen manager;
  blank space
7. [a-sza3-ge] kin ak
 en: field work done,
8. [a-sza3 la2]-tur
 en: field “Latur;”
9. [ugula ur?]-{gesz#?}gigir# nu#-[banda3]-gu4
 en: foreman: Ur-gigir, oxen manager;
10. [kiszib3] lugal-[nesag-e]
 en: under seal of Lugal-emaḫe;
11. [iti] dal
 en: month: “Flight,”
12. [mu ...]{ki} ba-[hul]
 en: year: “... was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. [lugal]-e2#-mah#-e
 en: Lugal-emaḫe,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. [dumu] lugal#-ku3-ga-[ni]
 en: son of Lugal-kugani.

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 55.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: CDLJ 2009/2, 3.3

    [Robson2009Florida] Robson, Eleanor, and Kathleen Clark. 2009. “The Cuneiform Tablet Collection of Florida State University.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal, no. 2.

    Account of agricultural labour


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FSU 22
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-11 at 11:44:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-08 at 17:42:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-17 at 17:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-28 at 17:19:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-06 at 18:18:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-06 at 17:53:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-06 at 17:16:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLJ 2009/2 §3.3 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 5, 2008. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384821.
CDLJ 2009/2 §3.3 artifact entry (No. P384821). (2008, May 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384821
CDLJ 2009/2 §3.3 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384821 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-19]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {may 5},
	title = {CDLJ 2009/2 \textsection{}3.3 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384821},
}

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