Fs Milano 328-330 (P200742)

Legal 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 106442

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) masz2 e2-a-szar sipa da-da gala-ka
 en: 3 goats of Ea-šar, shepherd of Dada, the lamenter,
2. u2-gu ba-an-de2-[am3?]
 en: went lost.
3. e2-a-szar-e lugal-{gesz}gigir-[re] ba-an-la-ah bi2-du11
 en: Ea-šar “Lugal-gigire drove them off” declared.
4. e2-a-szar egir-ba im-[ma]-an-[gur?]
 en: Ea-šar afterwards returned? (to the matter).
5. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
 en: One Lu-dingira
6. u3 ur-{d}utu-ke4
 en: and Ur-Utu
7. 3(disz) masz2 igi lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-ka gub-be2 igi bi2-in-du8-am3
 en: “(Ea-šar) the 3 goats before Lugal-gigire standing saw;
8. ARAD2 masz2 e-me-ta mu-la-ah in-na-an-esz
 en: the servant (Lugal-gigire) the goats from our dike drove” declared for him (Ea-šar).
9. igi e2-gal-e-si-sze3
 en: (Statements) before Egalesi,
10. igi nin-dub-sar-sze3
 en: before Nin-dubsar.
11. masz2 e2 a-kal-la dumu {d}utu-saga-ka ba-an-su-un
 en: “The goats into the house of Akalla, son of Utu-saga he (Lugal-gigire) brought”
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1. igi lu2-{d}inanna-ka-sze3
 en: before Lu-Inanna,
2. e2 a-kal-la-ke4 1(gesz2) ninda-am3 nu-ti-a gaba-ri-na mu-gub
 en: “To the house of Akalla, within 60 ninda did (Ea-šar) not approach, he remained on his opposite side.”
  60 ninda are approx. 360 meters
3. 1(disz) a-li2 maszkim
 en: One Ali, the commissioner,
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen nar
 en: One Ur-Suen, the cantor,
5. 1(disz) tir-gu maszkim
 en: One Tirgu, the commissioner,
6. igi-ne-ne-sze3
 en: before them.
7. nin9-ku-li dumu ur-{d}[...]-ke4
 en: Nin-kuli, daughter of Ur-...,
8. da-da dumu lu2-{d#}[...]
 en: to Dada, son of Lu-... :
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) masz2 ziz2-da-asz
 en: “10 less 1 goats as compensation
10. ga-ra-ak in-[na-du11]
 en: for you I will deliver” said;
11. lugal-szu-nir-re a-ra2#? [2(disz)?-kam?] sizkur2-bi bi2-du11#?
 en: Lugal-šunire for the 2nd time(?) did the oral? rites.
12. ka-ga ba-an-ge-en6#
 en: It was orally confirmed.
13. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3-sze3
 en: Before Lu-dingira, son of Lugal-barabe;
14. igi a-tu dumu ARAD2-hul3-la-sze3
 en: before Atu, son of ARAD-ḫula;
15. igi inim-ma-AN-sze3
 en: before Inima-AN;
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1. igi ur-{d}lamma-sze3
 en: before Ur-Lamma;
2. igi he2-na-sa6-sze3
 en: before Ḫenasa;
3. igi da-ad-da-mu-sze3
 en: before Daddaĝu;
4. iti dal
 en: month “Flight,”
  some text moved to next line
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 48.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106442
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 1274

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.05.00
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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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-12-03 at 14:50:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-14 at 11:42:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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
“Fs Milano 328-330 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200742.
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (No. P200742). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200742 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200742 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Fs {Milano} 328-330 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200742},
}


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