RA 012, 164 (P127648)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07667

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metro-mathematical)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

105.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-kam?
2'. [...] sar# 5(disz) gin2
3'. kiszib3#-bi# 2(disz)-am3
4'. kiszib3# ku3#-{d}nin-gal
5'. 2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda# 1/3(disz)# kusz3 dagal
6'. 2(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7'. 2(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 dagal
8'. 4(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2# 2(disz@t)-kam
9'. sig4-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sar# 4(disz) gin2
10'. kiszib3 ARAD2-{d}nanna# [x]
11'. szesz szabra {d}nin#-[x]
12'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) kusz3 dagal
13'. 2(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
14'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 dagal
15'. 4(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam#
16'. sig4-bi 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sar [x]
17'. kiszib3 bi2-li2-a
  erasure before a
18'. lu2 szabra an-na x x
column 2
1. 1(disz) ninda# gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) kusz3 dagal
2. 2(disz) kusz3 sukud a#-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
3. 1(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 dagal
4. 4(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
5. sig4#-bi 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2
6. kiszib3#-bi 2(disz)-am3
7. kiszib3 i-di3-e2-a
8. lu2-{d}en-ki-ka
9. 1(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) kusz3 dagal
10. 2(disz) kusz3# sukud# a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
11. 1(disz)# [...] 4(disz)# kusz3 dagal
12. 4(disz)# kusz3# sukud# a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
13. sig4-bi# 6(disz)# 1/3(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2
14. kiszib3 giri3#-ni-i3-sa6
15. 3(disz) ninda gid2# 1/2(disz) ninda dagal
16. 2(disz) kusz3 sukud# a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam#
17. 1/2(disz) ninda dagal# 1(disz) kusz3 ba-an-gi4#
18. 4(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
19. sig4-bi 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
20. [x] lu2#-kal-la szabra
21. [...] 2(gesz2) 4(u) sig4
22. [...]-{d}szul-gi-ezem
23. lu2 {d}nin-<iri>-a-mu-tum2-me-esz2
24. 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 1/3(disz) kusz3 dagal
25. 2(disz) [kusz3] sukud# a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
reverse
column 1
1. 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 dagal#
2. 4(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
3. sig4-bi 3(disz) sar 1(u) 3(disz) gin2#
4. kiszib3 szu-lu-lu lu2 {d}nin-gubalag
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5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sar# [x] sig4 u3-ku-ru-[um]
6. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) sar sig4 [x]
7. giri3 lugal-ma2#-[x]
8. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) [x]
9. 3(disz) kusz3 sukud a#-ra2# [1(disz@t)-kam]
10. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [x]
11. 1(disz) kusz3 ba-an-gi4 5(disz) 1/3(disz) x
12. a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
13. sig4-bi 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
14. kiszib3 szu-lu-lu lu2 u4-x{ki#}
15. 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal
16. 3(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
17. 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal
18. 1(disz) kusz3 ba-an-gi4
19. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
20. sig4-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 2(disz) gin2
21. 2(disz) sar sig4
22. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
column 2
1. kiszib3 di-ni-li2 lu2 ensi2 adab[{ki}]-ka
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal
3. 3(disz) kusz3 sukud a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda dagal
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz)# kusz3 sukud 1(disz) kusz3 ba-an-gi4
6. a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
7. sig4-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sar 9(disz) gin2
8. kiszib3 szu-lu-lu lu2 ensi2 mar2-da#{ki}-ka
9. 2(u) 1(disz) sar sig4 u3-ku-ru-um
10. kiszib3 ri-isz-be-li2
11. lu2 ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki}-ka
  blank space
12. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 1(disz) gin2 sig4 u3-ku-ru-um
13. giri3# lu2-dingir-ra
  blank space
14. szunigin# 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sar 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 sig4# u3#-ku-ru-um
15. [...] 2(disz)# sar# sig4 za-ri2-in
16. [...] bi#? sza3 ga-esz{ki}
17. [mu en]-mah#-gal-an-na [en {d}]nanna# ba-hun
  blank space

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 105.0 high × 67.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • primary: RA 12, 164,

    [Scheil1915RA12pp.161-172] Scheil, Vincent. 1915. “Le Calcul Des Volumes Dans Un Cas Particulier.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 12.

  • history: CDLJ 2004/001,

    [Heimpel2004CDLJ] Heimpel, Wolfgang. n.d. “AO 7667 and the Meaning of Ba-an-Gi4.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2004/001.

  • history: MCT, 95, AO 07667

    [Neugebauer1945MCT] Neugebauer, Otto E., and Abraham J. Sachs. 1945. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Series 29. American Oriental Society.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 07667
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:32 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20120424 englund: Gomi sub SNAT 346 = ii 21-23, Heimpel email to rke 20030515 PDT 2, 1377 = section IV; cf PDT 2, 1370

Cite this Artifact
“RA 012, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127648.
RA 012, 164 artifact entry (No. P127648). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127648 (Original work published 2001)
RA 012, 164 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127648 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RA 012, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127648},
}


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