JCS 23, 111 08 (P111966)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1995.03.062

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SI.A-a archive SM catalogue: sealed tablet: the receipt of grain for workers' wages is witnessed)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) gur
2. sag-bi gi4-gi4-dam
3. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sze gur10-gur10-de3
5. ki SI-A-a-ta
6. giri3-ni
7. szu ba-ti
8. u2-tul2-ma-ma
reverse
1. i-din-er3-ra nagar
2. wa-wa-ti
3. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
  blank space
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma ma-da za-ab#-sza#-li{ki} [mu]-hul-a
seal 1
1. giri3-ni
2. [...]
  (uncertain)

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 44.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SI.A-a archive SM catalogue: sealed tablet: the receipt of grain for workers' wages is witnessed)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: JCS 23, p.95-115, p. 111 8

    [Owen1970ZRLBoston] Owen, David I., and Gordon D. Young. 1970. “Ur III Texts in the Zion Research Library, Boston.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23: 95–115.

  • citation: Debt and Economic Renewal (pp. 108-135), 131 n. 7

    [Steinkeller2002Moneylending] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2002. “Money-Lending Practices in Ur III Babylonia: The Issue of Economic Motivation.” Edited by Michael Hudson and Marc van de Mieroop. Debt and Economic Renewal in the Ancient Near East.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1995.03.062
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  • Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    modern Wilayah ?

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-13 at 11:18:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:08:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 CDLI Atf CDLI 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 23, 111 08 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111966.
JCS 23, 111 08 artifact entry (No. P111966). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111966
JCS 23, 111 08 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111966 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {JCS 23, 111 08 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111966},
}

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