Hirose 355 (P109826)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo, Japan

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Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo, Japan

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AOM —

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

Measurements

34.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz [2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2]
2. 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
3. [...]
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) [sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2]
5. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) [gin2 naga]
6. x-a-a
7. 3(disz) sila3# [kasz] 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2#
8. 3(disz)# [gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. [...]
10. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2]
11. [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
reverse
1. ur-ba-[...]
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz#
4. elam lu2 sa-bu-um-ta#
5. szunigin 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 8(disz) sa szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
8. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 27.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: Hirose, 355

    [Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

    This is a so-called messenger text which records the distribution of various foods for messengers and the Elamites who were men of Sabum region.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.03.17 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-10 at 10:59:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:26:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Hirose 355 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109826.
Hirose 355 artifact entry (No. P109826). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109826
Hirose 355 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109826 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 355 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109826},
}


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