UCP 09-02-1, 078 (P135982)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02705

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (balanced account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 20.0 mm

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1. 3(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: 3 gur 3 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds,
2. si-i3-tum mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: remaining deficit from the year: “Kimaš was destroyed;”
3. 1(asz) gur al-ba-ni-du11
 en: 1 gur, Albanidu,
4. 1(asz) gur lu2-giri17-zal
 en: 1 gur, Lu-girizal,
5. 1(asz) gur ur-nigar{gar}
 en: 1 gur, Ur-nigar,
6. 1(asz) gur lugal-dingir-mu
 en: 1 gur, Lugal-dingirmu,
7. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}nun-gal
 en: 1 gur, Ur-Nun-gal,
8. 1(asz) gur za-ba-sa6-ge
 en: 1 gur, Zabasage,
9. 1(asz) gur esz3-ki-du10
 en: 1 gur, Eškidu,
10. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}gesz-ha-mun-na
 en: 1 gur, Ur-gešḫamuna,
11. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}iszkur
 en: 1 gur, Ur-Iškur,
12. [n] 3(ban2) {gesz}u2-ga
 en: n 3 ban2, Uga,
13. [n] nin-ukken-ne2
 en: n, Nin-ukkene,
14. [n] ARAD2#-{d}szara2
 en: n, ARAD-Šara;
  n lines broken
15'. [szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sze-gesz-i3 gur]
 en: total: 14 gur 4 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds;
  calculation: n + 3;0,3,2 2/3 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 1;0,0 + 0;n1,3 + n2 = 14;4,4,2 2/3 (n1 + n2 = 2;3,4)
16'. [sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam]
 en: are the debit.
17'. [sza3-bi-ta]
 en: therefrom:
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n ...] gur#
 en: ... gur,
2'. [...] x {d#}szul#-pa-e3
 en: ... Šulpa’e,
3'. 4(barig)# sze-gesz-i3 ugu2 ur-e11-e ba-a-gar
 en: 4 barig sesame seeds, in the debit account of Ur-e’e set;
  cp. P121729 rev. i 18-20
4'. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
 en: under seal of Ur-Šara, chief accountant;
5'. 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3 sze-gesz-i3-bi 3(asz) 4(ban2) gur
 en: 15 1/3 shekels silver, its sesame seed: 3 bur 4 ban2;
  calculation: 940 sila3 sze-gesz-i3 ÷ 15 2/3 gin2 kb = 60 sila3 per shekel silver
6'. ku3-bi ugu2 da-da-ga ba-a-gar ugu2-a ga2-ra-ta
 en: its silver in the debit account of Dadaga set, in the debit account having set,
7'. 5(disz) gurusz iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
 en: 5 male laborers for 13 months,
8'. ugu2 lugal-ku3-zu ba-a-gar ugu2-a ga2-ra-ta
 en: in the debit account of Lugal-kuzu set, in the debit account having set;
  blank space
9'. szunigin 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: total: 10 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 sesame seeds,
  calculation: [6;2,0] + 0;4,0 + 3;0,4 = 10;1,4
10'. szunigin 5(disz) engar-gesz-i3-ka-ta gur-ra
 en: total: 5 flax-ploughmen, returned,
  calculation: 5 (× 13) = 5
11'. zi-ga-am3
 en: booked out;
12'. la2-ia3 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
 en: the deficit: 3 gur 4 barig 2 2/3 sila3 sesame seeds,
  calculation: [14;0,4,2 2/3] - 10;1,4 = 3;4,0,2 2/3
13'. nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: account of Ur-Baba,
14'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year after: “Kimaš was destroyed.”

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 52.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 78

    [Lutz1928UCP9/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1928. Sumerian Temple Records of the Late Ur Dynasty. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology, Volume 9, No. 2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02705
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00, Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-02-11 at 09:50:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Selwood, Rachel CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-09 at 17:32:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-14 at 17:52:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:46 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
“UCP 09-02-1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135982.
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (No. P135982). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135982 (Original work published 2001)
UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135982 (Accessed: May 21, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135982},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135982},
}


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