UTI 5, 3455 (P141473)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 3455

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3
 en: 1 male laborer for 4 workdays,
2. kar umma{ki}-ta
 en: from Umma-harbor
3. iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-sze3
 en: to Irisagrig
4. ma2 gid2-da
 en: barge punted,
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 1 workday barley in the barge loaded,
6. iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)?{ki}-ta
 en: from Irisagrig
7. u4 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da
 en: two workdays to reservoir of
8. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 diri-ga
 en: Vineyard barge floated,
9. u4 8(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ta
 en: for 8 workdays from Uriru-village
10. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3 sze ga6-ga2
 en: to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal barley carried,
11. kun-zi-da [i7] {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ma-ta
 en: from reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
reverse
1. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|)?{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da u3
 en: for 2 workdays to Irisagrig barge punted and
2. ma2 bala ak
 en: transfer done;
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rigx(|PA.MUNUS.HUB2.DU|){ki}-ta ka da-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: for 2 workdays from Irisagrig to mouth of Damimama barge punted,
4. u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma[{ki}-sze3] ma2 diri-ga
 en: for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated,
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
 en: for 1 workday barge unloaded;
6. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-[a]
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred;
  blank space
  seal impression
7. ugula i7-pa-e3
 en: foreman: Ipae,
8. kiszib3 a-du-mu
 en: under seal of Adumu;
9. iti {d}dumu-zi
 en: month: “Dumuzi.”
10. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
 en: Ur-Suen,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz}[gigir]
 en: son of Ur-gigir,
4. sza3-[tam]
 en: official (seal).

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UTI 5, 3455

    [Ozaki2000UTI5] Yıldız, Fatma, and Ozaki Tohru. 2000. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band V (Nr. 3001-3500). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Fs Owen p.95-114, p. 96-98

    [Englund2010BU] Englund, Robert K. 2010. “BU!” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 95–114. Bethesda: CDL Press.

    (in score version)


  • citation: Steinkeller, Piotr, ZA 91 (2001) p. 73, account recorded in four texts (see SNAT 459),

    [sec22074] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist Um 3455
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-06-12 at 09:52:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:21:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005318 (composite) (P458028) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20101031 englund: add (confusing) text P375536 = BM 106562 found in BDTNS

Cite this Artifact
“UTI 5, 3455 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141473.
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (No. P141473). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141473
UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141473 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UTI 5, 3455 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141473},
}

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