Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 (P432662)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Museum Number

UMM 2275

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

128.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
2. si-i3-tum mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
3. 2(u) zu2-lum gur
4. ku3-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
  calculation: 6000 ÷ 16 120/180 = 360 sila3 per shekel
5. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 siki GI
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na
  calculation: 720 ÷ 60 = 12 mana per shekel
7. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
8. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar nig2-tur-tur
  blank space
10. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
  blank space
  erasures
11. szunigin 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
  calculation: 64 20/180 + 16 120/180 + 60 + 15 + 5 + 6 = 166 140/180
  blank space
12. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 7(disz)# ma-na gi-du10-ga
15. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze
  calculation: 7 ÷ 63/180 = 20 mana per shekel
16. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szim gam-gam-ma
17. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2# 6(disz) sze
  calculation: 12 ÷ 26/180 = 1 barig per shekel
18. 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 szim# du10#?
19. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 1 2/3 ÷ 30/180 = 1 ban2 per shekel
20. 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-li
21. ku3-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze#
  calculation: 9 2/3 ÷ 3 156/180 = 2.5 sila3 per shekel
22. 6(disz) sila3 szim GAN2
column 2
1. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 x x
  calculation: 6 ÷ 90+/180 = 12+ sila3 per shekel
2. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum ku3#-bi# n sze#
  calculation: 5 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
3. 3(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2 ku3-bi# n sze#
  calculation: 3 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
4. 1/2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu ku3#-bi# 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  calculation: 1/2 ÷ 7.5/180 = 12 šergu per shekel
5. 7(disz) sila3 esza ku3-bi n n sze
  calculation: 7 ÷ n/180 = n sila3 per shekel
6. 2(asz)# gu2 {gesz}ma-nu ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2# n sze#
  calculation: 1gu2 ÷ 30/180 = 6 gu2 per shekel
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
8. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) esir2 had2 gur
9. ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
  calculation: 7860 ÷ 13 18/180 = 2 gur per shekel
10. 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  calculation: 185 ÷ 1 97.5/180 = 2 barig per shekel
12. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
13. 3(barig) esir2 E2-A
14. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
  calculation: 180 ÷ 1 90/180 = 2 barig per shekel
15. kiszib3 a-gu
16. 1(barig) 3(ban2) szum2-za-ha-din#
17. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
  calculation: 90 ÷ 1 90/180 = 1 barig per shekel
  erasure n sze at end of line
18. 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
19. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
  calculation: 188 1/3 ÷ 3 25/180 = 1 barig per shekel
20. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
21. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
  calculation: 24 ÷ 72/180 = 1 barig per shekel
22. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
23. 7(disz) sila3 lal3
24. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
  calculation: 7 ÷ 2 1/3 = 3 sila3 per shekel
25. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2 had2
26. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
  calculation: 22 ÷ 132/180 = 3 ban2 per shekel
27. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. zi-ga bala-a
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
3. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  calculation: 75 ÷ 112.5/180 = 2 barig per shekel
4. kiszib3 a-gu
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)#-gal2#
  calculation: 2.5 ÷ 1 45/180 = 2 sila3 per shekel
7. nig2-dab5 du6-ku3-ga
8. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
9. 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 uruda
10. ku3-bi 1(u) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  calculation: 1077 ÷ 10 139.5/180 = 100 mana per shekel
11. 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 su#-he2
12. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
  calculation: 38 ÷ 114/180 = 1 mana per shekel
13. kiszib3 ha-lu5-lu5
14. 1/2(disz)# gin2# bul5 numun ga:rasz{sar} sa10-sa10-a-de3
15. kiszib3 sag-ku5#
16. 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) i3-szah2# gur#
17. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2
  calculation: 530 ÷ 44.2 ≈ 12 sila3 per shekel
18. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. zi-ga-am3
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
  calculation: 166 140/180 - 87 107.5/180 = 79 32.5/180
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 128.0 high × 67.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: Akkadica 138, p.153-180, p. 168-175 8

    [Reid2017Mississippi] Reid, Nicholas. 2017. “Cuneiform Tablets of the University of Mississippi Museum.” Akkadica 138: 153–80.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UMM 2275
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-14 at 08:27:05 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-11-09 at 13:55:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-06 at 16:26:05 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 16:34:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 20, 2012. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432662.
Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (No. P432662). (2012, November 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432662
Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432662 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2012Akkadica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {nov 20},
	title = {Akkadica 138, 168-175 08 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432662},
}

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