AUCT 2, 138 (P103956)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3158

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. egir buru14-sze3
 en: After the harvest,
 fr: Après la moisson,
 dk: Efter høsten,
2. la2-ia3 i3
 en: the oil deficit
 fr: le déficit d’huile
 dk: underskudet af olie,
3. a-hi-t,a-be2
 en: Aḫi-ṭāb
 fr: Aḫī-ṭāb
 dk: Aḫī-ṭāb
4. ga-ab-su bi2-in-du11
 en: declared, “I will replace it!”
 fr: a déclaré: “Je le rendrai!”
 dk: sagde: “Jeg vil tilbagebetale det!”
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: He swore by the royal name;
 fr: Il a juré par le nom royal;
 dk: Han svœrgede på kongens navn:
reverse
1. tukum-bi nu-un-su
 en: If he has not replaced it,
 fr: s’il ne l’a pas rendu,
 dk: hvis han ikke tilbagebetaler det,
2. szer7-da-am3
 en: it is a capital crime;
 fr: ce sera un crime capital;
 dk: det er lig en dødstraf.
3. 1(disz) inim-{d}inanna-sze3
 en: one Inim-Inanna-še,
 fr: un: Inim-Inanna-še,
 dk: En: Inim-Inanna-še,
4. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
 en: one Lugal-itida,
 fr: un: Lugal-itida,
 dk: en: Lugal-itida,
5. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
 en: one Lu-gina,
 fr: un: Lu-gina,
 dk: en: Lu-gina,
6. 1(disz) ur-sa6-ga
 en: one Ur-saga,
 fr: un: Ur-saga,
 dk: en: Ur-saga,
7. 1(disz) ur-ku3-nun-na
 en: one Ur-kununa,
 fr: un: Ur-kununa,
 dk: en: Ur-kununa,
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
 en: are the witnesses;
 fr: sont les témoins;
 dk: de er vidnerne;
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
 fr: mois: “Fauche,”
 dk: måned: “Høs,”
10. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Urbilum was destroyed.”
 fr: année: “Urbilum a été détruite.”
 dk: år: “Urbilum blev ødelagt.”

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AUCT 2, 138

    [Sigrist1988AUCT2] Sigrist, Marcel. 1988. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 2. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/books/82.

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  • Museum No.: AUAM 73.3158
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.12.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-04-08 at 10:38:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:32:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-11-29 at 07:34:45 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-11-20 at 04:56:23 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-11-17 at 01:11:57 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-11-13 at 13:05:46 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:22:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:05 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
“AUCT 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P103956.
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P103956). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P103956
AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P103956 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P103956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P103956},
}

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TI  - AUCT 2, 138 artifact entry
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