DoCu 253 (P109221)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 253

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
2. [...]-x
3. 5(disz) sila3# [kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga#
4. szu-[...]
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. im-ti-dam
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. du10-i3-li2
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
10. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
12. ep-qu2-sza
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lugal-si-sa2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ar-szi-ah
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz)! sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
7. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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8. iti dal
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 [mar]-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id#-ni!-im mu-du3-a mu# us2-sa-a-bi

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DoCu, 253

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

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  • Museum No.: HE 253
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.05.21 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-01-27 at 06:16:49 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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Cite this Artifact
“DoCu 253 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109221.
DoCu 253 artifact entry (No. P109221). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109221 (Original work published 2001)
DoCu 253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109221 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DoCu 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109221},
}

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