CDLJ 2012/1 §3.04 (P416398)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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
E15550Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
106.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. e a-sza3 la2-tur-ta
en: A dike from the field Latur:
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta sahar-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: 1 1/2 ninda long at one (volume) sar per (ninda), its soil: 1 1/2 sar;
calculation: 1 1/2 × 1 = 1 1/2
3. 6(disz) ninda gid2 nu-tuku
en: 6 ninda long without (work to be done);
4. 3(disz) ninda gid2 2/3(disz) sar#-ta
en: 3 ninda long at 2/3 sar per (ninda),
5. sahar-bi 2(disz) sar-am3
en: its soil: 2 sar;
calculation: 3 × 2/3 = 2
6. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta#
en: 20 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
7. sahar#-bi 1(u) sar
en: its soil: 10 sar;
calculation: 20 × 1/2 = 10
8. 1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta
en: 10 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
9. sahar-bi 1(u) sar
en: its soil: 10 sar;
calculation: 10 × 1 = 10
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta
en: 97 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
11. sahar-bi 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: its soil: 48 1/2 sar;
calculation: 97 × 1/2 = 48 1/2
12. 3(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar#-ta
en: 3 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
13. sahar-bi 3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 3 sar;
calculation: 3 × 1 = 3
14. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta
en: 20 ninda long at 1/3 sar per (ninda),
15. sahar-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 6 2/3 sar;
calculation: 20 × 1/3 = 6 2/3
16. 1(u) 5(disz)# ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta
en: 15 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
17. sahar#-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar#
en: its soil: 7 1/2 sar;
calculation: 15 × 1/2 = 7 1/2
18. [6(disz)] ninda# gid2# 1(disz) sar-[ta]
en: 6 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
19. [sahar-bi] 6(disz)# sar#
en: its soil: 6 sar;
calculation: 6 × 1 = 6
reverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) ninda# gid2# 1/2(disz) sar#-ta
en: 16 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
2. sahar ($ blank space $)
en: its soil: ;
calculation: 16 × 1/2 = 8
3. 1(u) 4(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) sar-ta
en: 14 ninda long at 1/3 sar per (ninda),
4. sahar-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 4 2/3 sar;
calculation: 14 × 2/3 = 4 2/3
blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)# sar sahar
en: total: 99 5/6 sar soil;
calculation: 1 1/2 + 2 + 10 + 10 + 48 1/2 + 3 + 6 2/3 + 7 1/2 + 6 + 4 2/3 = 99 5/6
blank space
6. kin# e ra-a
en: work “striking” the dike,
7. e sa-dur2-ra igi e2-mah
en: the dike at the end of the field facing Emaḫ;
8. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
en: year: “The en-priest of Inanna in Uruk was chosen by means of a goat;”
left
1. 4(u@v) 8(disz@v) 3(u)
en: 48.30
in place value notation, possibly just for obv. 10-11
obverse
1. e a-sza3 la2-tur-ta
en: A dike from the field Latur:
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta sahar-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: 1 1/2 ninda long at one (volume) sar per (ninda), its soil: 1 1/2 sar;
calculation: 1 1/2 × 1 = 1 1/2
3. 6(disz) ninda gid2 nu-tuku
en: 6 ninda long without (work to be done);
4. 3(disz) ninda gid2 2/3(disz) sar#-ta
en: 3 ninda long at 2/3 sar per (ninda),
5. sahar-bi 2(disz) sar-am3
en: its soil: 2 sar;
calculation: 3 × 2/3 = 2
6. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta#
en: 20 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
7. sahar#-bi 1(u) sar
en: its soil: 10 sar;
calculation: 20 × 1/2 = 10
8. 1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta
en: 10 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
9. sahar-bi 1(u) sar
en: its soil: 10 sar;
calculation: 10 × 1 = 10
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta
en: 97 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
11. sahar-bi 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: its soil: 48 1/2 sar;
calculation: 97 × 1/2 = 48 1/2
12. 3(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar#-ta
en: 3 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
13. sahar-bi 3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 3 sar;
calculation: 3 × 1 = 3
14. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta
en: 20 ninda long at 1/3 sar per (ninda),
15. sahar-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 6 2/3 sar;
calculation: 20 × 1/3 = 6 2/3
16. 1(u) 5(disz)# ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta
en: 15 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
17. sahar#-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar#
en: its soil: 7 1/2 sar;
calculation: 15 × 1/2 = 7 1/2
18. [6(disz)] ninda# gid2# 1(disz) sar-[ta]
en: 6 ninda long at 1 sar per (ninda),
19. [sahar-bi] 6(disz)# sar#
en: its soil: 6 sar;
calculation: 6 × 1 = 6
reverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) ninda# gid2# 1/2(disz) sar#-ta
en: 16 ninda long at 1/2 sar per (ninda),
2. sahar ($ blank space $)
en: its soil: ;
calculation: 16 × 1/2 = 8
3. 1(u) 4(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) sar-ta
en: 14 ninda long at 1/3 sar per (ninda),
4. sahar-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
en: its soil: 4 2/3 sar;
calculation: 14 × 2/3 = 4 2/3
blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)# sar sahar
en: total: 99 5/6 sar soil;
calculation: 1 1/2 + 2 + 10 + 10 + 48 1/2 + 3 + 6 2/3 + 7 1/2 + 6 + 4 2/3 = 99 5/6
blank space
6. kin# e ra-a
en: work “striking” the dike,
7. e sa-dur2-ra igi e2-mah
en: the dike at the end of the field facing Emaḫ;
8. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
en: year: “The en-priest of Inanna in Uruk was chosen by means of a goat;”
left
1. 4(u@v) 8(disz@v) 3(u)
en: 48.30
in place value notation, possibly just for obv. 10-11
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): 106.0 high × 54.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Ouyang CDLJ 2012:1, §3.04
[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.Earthwork related to an irrigation dike
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- Museum No.: E15550
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-09-25 at 14:39:07 | 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 (191620)
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