KM 89114 (P234902)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Wage-bill for work performed on different fields over varying periods of time (compare HUCA 29, 1958, 88ff. for similar text which mentions same aklu, Lugal-murub-e.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

138.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar kiszi17# ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz)# sar#-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(u)
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) sar u2-kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta#
4. a2-bi u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)
5. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta#
6. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz)
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar al# 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)
9. 5(disz) sar {gesz}dih3? ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta#
10. a2-bi u4 2(u)
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar# nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 1(u)
13. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
15. 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ab-sin2#-ta# la-ag ri-ri-ga#
16. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
17. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 ka-us2-sa ga2-ra
18. a-sza3 {d}inanna
19. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar al# du3 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta#
20. a2-bi u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)
21. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar al# 5(disz) sar-ta
22. a2-bi u4 4(u)
23. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) sar# al# 3(disz)# sar-ta
24. a2-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)?
25. 7(gesz2) 2(u) sar u2 zex(SIG7)-a x x
reverse
1. 4(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar#-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar u2 kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(u)
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar u2 kiszi17 ku5-a# 1(u) 3(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 1(u)
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) sar u2 kiszi17# ku5-a 1(u) 3(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(u)
9. 2(gesz2) sar u2 zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 1(u)
11. 7(gesz2) 2(u) sar u2 uku2 3(u) sar-ta
12. a2#-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
13. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sar u2 uku2 1(u) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar u2 uku2 5(disz) sar-ta
16. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)
17. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
18. 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 ka-us2#-sa ga2-ra
19. a-sza3 la2-tur-ra
20. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar# al# du3
21. a2-bi [...] sar#-ta
22. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u)? [...] sar#-ta
23. a2-bi [...]
24. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar# [...] x
25. a2-bi u4 [...]
26. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar [...]
27. a2-bi u4 2(u) [...]
28. 2(gesz'u) sar gi zex(SIG7)#-a 1(u)# 5(disz)# sar#-ta#
29. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u)
30. 7(gesz2) 2(u) sar u2 PAP-SIG7 1(u)-ta
left
column 1
1. a2-bi u4 4(u) 4(disz)
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
column 2
1. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 ka-us2-sa ga2#-ra#
2. a-sza3 tur ASZ
column 3
1. giri3 lugal-nesag-e
2. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e#
column 4
1. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal#-e2-mah#-[e]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga#-ni#

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): 138.0 high × 52.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (“Wage-bill for work performed on different fields over varying periods of time (compare HUCA 29, 1958, 88ff. for similar text which mentions same aklu, Lugal-murub-e.”)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89114
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-21 at 10:18:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:53:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:37:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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
“KM 89114 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234902.
KM 89114 artifact entry (No. P234902). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234902
KM 89114 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234902 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234902},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2003
ID  - P234902
LB  - CDLI:P234902
M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - KM 89114 artifact entry
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