CDLJ 2012/1 §5.01 (P416407)
Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
E53740Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
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1. 1(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur lugal
en: 1 gur 3 barig of dabin-flour, royal (measure),
2. a2 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta
en: wage of 1 laborer at 5 sila3 (per day),
3. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: its laborers: 96 workdays;
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
en: wages of hirelings,
5. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
en: from Ur-saga
reverse
1. szu-esz18-dar
en: Šu-Ešdar
2. szu ba-ti
en: received;
blank space
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Šašru was destroyed.”
obverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur lugal
en: 1 gur 3 barig of dabin-flour, royal (measure),
2. a2 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta
en: wage of 1 laborer at 5 sila3 (per day),
3. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: its laborers: 96 workdays;
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
en: wages of hirelings,
5. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
en: from Ur-saga
reverse
1. szu-esz18-dar
en: Šu-Ešdar
2. szu ba-ti
en: received;
blank space
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Šašru was destroyed.”
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): 37.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Ouyang CDLJ 2012:1, §5.01
[Ouyang2012CDLJ] Ouyang, Xiaoli, and William R. Brookman. 2012. “The Cuneiform Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal, no. 1.Receipt of flour as wage
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- Museum No.: E53740
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.12.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2018-05-22 at 01:25:37 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved | ||
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-09-25 at 14:39:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ouyang, Xiaoli | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (191696)
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