SET 261 (P129671)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

UMinn 09

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

53.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz
2. u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. zi-ga ma-GAN2
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-e ga2-ra-da gub-ba
6. 7(disz) gurusz tu
reverse
1. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-da# gub-ba
2. ugula lu2-saga
3. kiszib3 a-kal-la nu-banda3 {gesz}kiri6
4. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. a-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}

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): 53.0 high × 45.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: SET, 261

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

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  • Museum No.: UMinn 09
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-01-03 at 12:23:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001780.5 (composite) (P533294) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“SET 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129671.
SET 261 artifact entry (No. P129671). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129671
SET 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129671 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 261 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129671},
}

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