Education in the Earliest Schools 068 (P388298)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 1, 021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 80 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 1/2 sila3 semolina;
  ca. 24,130 1/2 liters
2. 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 44 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 barley;
  ca. 13,411 liters
3. sze ur5-ra
 en: debt grain.
4. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 16 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 barley;
  ca. 4,877 liters
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3# ziz2 gur
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 emmer;
  ca. 567 liters
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
 en: 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 wheat;
  ca. 85 liters
7. la2-ia3 sze zi-ga
 en: grain credits in the carried over debits;
8. sze ur5-ra gibil
 en: new loaned grain;
9. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# zi3 gur
 en: 131 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 flour;
  ca. 39,407 1/2 liters
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 141 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 barley;
  ca. 42,475 1/3 liters
11. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 harvest barley;
  ca. 580 liters
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gig
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 wheat;
  ca. 570 1/2 liters
13. sze ur5-ra sza3 e2 szu#-szum2-ma
 en: debt grain in the šušuma household.
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 79 gur 2 ban2 7 sila3 barley;
  ca 23,727 liters
15. 1(u) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
 en: 10 gur 1 ban2 emmer;
  ca 3,010 liters
16. [la2]-ia3# nig2-ka9-ak
 en: deficit of the account;
17. [n] 5(asz)# 4(barig)# 3(ban2)# 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: [n] 5 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 barley;
  ca 1,770 1/2+ liters
18. [...]-x-ka
 en: ...;
  rest broken
column 2
1. 4(u) x [...]
 en: 40 [gur] ...
  ca 12,000+ liters
2. sa2-du11 x-[...] gid2-[da]
 en: offerings ...;
3. 9(asz) 1(barig) x [...]
 en: 9 gur 1 barig ...;
  ca 2,760+ liters
4. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 4(asz)# [n] x [...]
 en: (subtotal:) 614 [gur] ...;
  ca 184,200+ liters
5. 5(disz) udu bar-su#-[ga]
 en: 5 fleece-less sheep;
6. 3(u) 4(disz) {munus}asz2#-[gar3]
 en: 34 female kids;
7. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 ku3#-sig17
 en: 24 minas 10 shekels of gold;
8. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
 en: under seal of Lugal-niglagare;
9. dumu ur-e2-nun{ki}
 en: son of Ur-enun.
10. 5(u)# 3(asz)# 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur
 en: 53 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 flour;
  ca 16,010 liters
11. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
 en: 3 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 barley;
  ca 1,120 liters
12. sze ur5-ra gibil
 en: new loaned grains.
13. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
 en: 2 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 flour;
  ca 147 liters
14. 6(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz)? sila3 sze gur
 en: 369 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 2/3? sila3 barley;
  ca 110,900 2/3 liters
15. 5(asz) 2(barig) zi3 gur
 en: 5 gur 2 barig flour;
  ca 1,680 liters
16. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak la2#-ia3
 en: deficit of the account ;
17. sze zi-ga la2-ia3# [...]
 en: grain booked out, deficit ...
18. sag-bi# [...]
 en: its head ...;
19. sze# [...]
 en: barley ...;
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
  blank space
3. sza3 pisan mu us2-sa# bad3 mar-tu ba-du3#
 en: In the basket, year: “The western wall was erected;”
4. 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gur
 en: 29 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 flour;
  ca 8,950 liters
5. 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur
 en: 43 gur 4 barig harvest barley;
  ca 13,140 liters
6. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra masz2 nu-tuku gur
 en: 22 gur 2 barig debt grain, no interest;
  ca 6,720 liters
7. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
 en: sealed by Egalesi;
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
 en: 154 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 flour;
  ca 46,410 liters
9. 2(u) 5(asz)#? 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 25? gur 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 barley;
  ca 7,578+ liters
10. la2#-ia3# x nig2#-ka9#-ak# x kid#?-[...]-x-dag#?
 en: deficit of the account ...;
11. 1(u)# 2(asz)# 2(barig)# sze# gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gur
 en: 12 gur 2 barig harvest barley;
  ca 3,720 liters
12. kiszib3 gu-du-du
 en: under seal of Gududu.
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3#
 en: Year “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, erected grand-stele for Enlil and Ninlil.”
  blank space
2. gaba-ri kiszib3 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka ur4#-a
 en: A copy of sealed documents in the sealed document house ...
  blank space

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 68

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SC 1, 021
  • Accession No.: 40721

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    antiquities market; 20111230 corrected firth

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    c. 2032

  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00, Šū-Suen.06.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-07-16 at 11:56:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-09-14 at 12:04:15 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:14:01 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Education in the Earliest Schools 068 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2009. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388298.
Education in the Earliest Schools 068 artifact entry (No. P388298). (2009, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388298
Education in the Earliest Schools 068 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388298 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2009Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388298},
}


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