UMTBM 03, 08 (P201870)

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 105947

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 779 messenger 14 diri sekinku ara 2-kam Åaårum. A-ki-a, An-ne2-ba-du7, Åar-ru-ba-ni, Åu-∂Ir3-ra, Il3-su-dan, Hu-ba, Åu-∂Åamaå)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-ki-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. an-ne2-ba-du7
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szar-ru-ba-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. szu-{d}er3-ra
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. dingir-su-dan
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. hu-ba
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-{d}utu
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 <ninda> 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
11. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
left
1. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz-ru-um{ki}

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): 24.0 high × 27.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 779 messenger 14 diri sekinku ara 2-kam Åaårum. A-ki-a, An-ne2-ba-du7, Åar-ru-ba-ni, Åu-∂Ir3-ra, Il3-su-dan, Hu-ba, Åu-∂Åamaå)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: UMTBM 3, 8

    [d’Agostino2003UMTBM3] Agostino, Franco d’, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Three (UMTBM 3). Supplemento Alla Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, N. 2. Pisa, Roma: Istituti editoriali e poligrafici internazionali.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105947
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.01d.14 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201870.
UMTBM 03, 08 artifact entry (No. P201870). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201870 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201870 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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