BM 105363 (P208870)

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 105363

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) ak 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz ur3-<<A>>-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
4. 3(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz)?-kam
6. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
7. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2-bi u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
9. a-sza3 a-ba-gal-{d}en-lil2-[la2]
10. 7(gesz2) sar gi SIG7-a 3(u) sar#-ta
11. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
12. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
13. a2#-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz)-kam
reverse
1. [n sar] gi SIG7-a 4(u) sar-ta
2. [a2-bi] u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. [3(gesz2) 5(u)]+2(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 5(u)-kam
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. a-sza3-ge kin ak
7. a-sza3 uku2-nu-<ti> gu-la
8. u3 a-ba-gal-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. ugula da-du-mu
10. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
11. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu tir-gu

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
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 105363
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004119 (composite) (P456829) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 105363 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208870.
BM 105363 artifact entry (No. P208870). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208870 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105363 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208870 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208870},
}

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