UMTBM 03, 55 (P201920)

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 105997

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 829 messenger 27 sig4 huhnuri. Lu2-kiri3-zal, Åu-∂Nin-åubur, Kal-la-mu, Ur-∂En-ki, Ur-∂Nin-åubur, Åa3-da-nu-sar)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 26.0 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. lu2-giri17-zal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}nin-szubur
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. kal-la-mu
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-{d}en-ki
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ur-{d}nin-sun2
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. sza3-da-saga
7. szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3# szum2
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3! 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. [iti] sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar
left
1. u4# 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
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2. mu hu-[hu]-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 24.0 high × 26.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 829 messenger 27 sig4 huhnuri. Lu2-kiri3-zal, Åu-∂Nin-åubur, Kal-la-mu, Ur-∂En-ki, Ur-∂Nin-åubur, Åa3-da-nu-sar)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: UMTBM 3, 55

    [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 105997
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.02.27
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201920.
UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry (No. P201920). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201920 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201920 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201920
LB  - CDLI:P201920
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201920
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201920.
UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry (No. P201920). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201920 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201920 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201920
LB  - CDLI:P201920
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201920
ER  -
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