ASJ 16, 108 09 (P102589)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bible Lands Museum, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Bible Lands Museum, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

M 24

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

102.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
2. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra! a-ra2 2(disz)-kam 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz)!-kam
4. 7(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
6. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
8. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(disz)-kam
10. 1(gesz'u)# 8(gesz2) sar u2 x x bu3-ra 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
12. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. a2-bi u4 3(u)-kam
2. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
3. [a]-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri
4. [iti] nesag u3 iti dal
5. [...] GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) a2 u4 3(disz)-kam
6. [...] a!-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. a2-bi 8(disz)-kam
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)!? sar al#? 6(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi! 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
10. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 4(u) sar-ta
11. a2-bi 5(u) 1/2(disz)-kam
12. 8(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 3(u) sar-ta
13. a2-bi 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
14. 2(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
15. a2-bi 8(disz)-kam
16. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
17. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti gu-la
18. iti szu-numun ugula ur-mes
19. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
left
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2-u2-rum
2. dub-sar
3. dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
  (following Mayr)

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): 102.0 high × 46.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: ASJ 16, p.77-113, p. 108 9

    [Curtis1994Ur-III-texts] Curtis, John B. 1994. “Ur III Texts in the Bible Lands Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 77–113.

    Field work

  • history: ASJ 17, p.333-337, p. 334

    [Maeda1995gang] Maeda, Tohru. 1995. “Three Men of a Gang for Plowing and Four Men for Sowing.” Acta Sumerologica 17: 333–37.

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  • Museum No.: M 24
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-05 at 10:28:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-12-01 at 17:38:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-11-20 at 12:54:02 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 003935.2 (composite) (P533814) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 16, 108 09 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102589.
ASJ 16, 108 09 artifact entry (No. P102589). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102589
ASJ 16, 108 09 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102589 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 16, 108 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102589},
}


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