MCS 6, 016, BM 106065 (P112813)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106065

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

152.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) kusz gu4
2. 1(u) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
3. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) kusz udu
4. kusz a-gar gu7-a
5. 3(u) 2(disz) kusz gu4
6. 2(disz) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
7. 1(disz) kusz gu4 mu 3(disz)
8. 7(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
9. 6(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
10. 1(disz) kusz amar ga
11. 8(disz) kusz udu niga
12. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) kusz udu
13. 9(disz) kusz masz2 gan
14. 1(u) la2 1/2(disz) kusz ansze
15. 1(disz) kusz amar ansze
16. kusz a-gar nu-gu7-a
17. 2(u) 8(disz) {kusz}ummu3
18. 1(u) 2(disz) {kusz}a-ga2-la2
19. 1(u) 3(disz) sa gu4
20. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na sa gu4
21. 1(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
22. 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na u2-hab2
23. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
25. 3(u) 1/3(disz) kusz gu4
26. 1(u) la2 1(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
27. 5(u) 3(disz) kusz udu
28. kusz a-gar gu7-a
29. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) kusz gu4
30. 8(disz) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
31. 2(disz) kusz gu4 mu 3(disz)
32. 2(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
33. 3(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
34. 2(u) 2(disz) kusz amar ga
column 2
1. 1(u) 8(disz) kusz ansze
  3 lines erased
2. 8(disz) kusz masz2 gan-na
3. 3(u) 8(disz) {kusz}ummu3
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na sa
5. 2(u) 7(disz) sa gu4-kam
6. 4(u) 4(disz) kun gu4
7. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
  1 line erased
8. 1(u) 4(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
9. 8(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
10. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) kusz udu
11. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) kusz masz2
12. 5(gesz2) 3(u) {kusz}ummu3
13. kusz a-gar gu7-a
14. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) kusz gu4
15. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
16. 4(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
17. 2(u) 1(disz) kusz ansze
18. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) kusz udu siki mu2
19. 3(disz) kusz sila4 siki mu2
20. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) kusz udu masz2
21. 2(u) 1(disz) kusz gu4 [...]
22. kusz a-gar nu-gu7-a
23. 3(u) kusz gu4 mu 3(disz) al-hul-a
24. 4(u) 2(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
25. 6(disz) kusz amar ga
26. 1(u) 4(disz) kusz ansze
27. 1(u) kusz udu
28. ki-la2-bi 5(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na
29. sze-gin2-sze3
30. 1(barig) dabin
31. 4(disz) sa gu4 4(disz) kun gu4
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na u2-hab2
2. 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
3. 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na sa
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
6. 1(u) 1/2(disz) kusz gu4
7. 6(gesz2) 1(u) kusz udu
8. kusz a-gar gu7-a
9. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
10. 3(u) 5(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
11. 2(disz) kusz ansze
12. 1(u) 6(disz) kusz udu siki mu2
13. 1(szar2) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) kusz udu
14. 1(u) 3(disz) kusz sila4
15. kusz a-gar nu-gu7-a
16. 3(disz) sa gu4-kam
17. 1(u) 5(disz) kusz gu4 2(u) kusz gu4 mu [x]
18. 4(u) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
19. 4(u) 7(disz) kusz ansze
20. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) kusz udu
21. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na
22. sze-gin2-sze3
23. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
24. 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz gu4
25. 2(disz) kusz gu4 mu 3(disz)
26. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
27. 1(u) 9(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
28. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) kusz amar ga
  1 line erased
29. 2(u) sa gu4-kam
30. 4(u) 2(disz) kusz udu siki mu2
31. 1(u) 4(disz) kusz sila4 siki mu2
32. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) {kusz}ummu3
  1 line erased
33. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) kusz udu masz2 hi-a
34. 4(u) kusz masz2 sila4
35. kusz a-gar nu-gu7-a
column 2
1. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) kusz udu
2. kusz a-gar gu7-a
3. 4(u) 9(disz) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
4. 1(disz) kusz ansze
5. 8(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) kusz udu al-hul-a
6. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) kusz sila4
7. ki-la2-bi 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na
8. sze-gin2-sze3
9. 6(disz) ma-na sa
10. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
12. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
13. a-a-kal-la aszgab

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
  • Measurements (mm): 152.0 high × 79.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: MCS 6, 016, BM 106065

    [Fish1956MCS6] Fish, Thomas. 1956. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 6.

  • history: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 4

    [al-Rawi2005NATU1] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, and Franco d’Agostino. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part One (NATU I). Nisaba 6. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • collation: Orient 17, p.19-48, p. 38

    [Gomi1981MCS] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veröffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, I.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 17: 19–48.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106065
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0897

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00, Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MCS 6, 016, BM 106065 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112813.
MCS 6, 016, BM 106065 artifact entry (No. P112813). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112813 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 6, 016, BM 106065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112813 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 6, 016, {BM} 106065 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112813},
}

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