BE 03/1, 134 (P105686)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11204

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of expenditures of wool; *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur3 tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. a2-na-na
3. 4(disz) {d}er3-ra-dan
4. 3(disz) igi-ni-da-a
5. 3(disz) a-li2-a-bi
6. 3(disz) im-ti-dam
7. 4(disz) ur-{d}lugal-edin-na-ka
reverse
1. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki
2. zi-ga
3. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
4. iti {d}li9-si4
5. mu us2-sa en {d}en-ki eridu{ki} ba-hun
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of expenditures of wool; *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur3 tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105686

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Nippur (mod. Nuffar) ?
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
E.side of Shatt, while "II" came from T.H.; W.side of Shatt; (Obv)8x(Rev)7 lines"
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11204
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: BE 3/1, 134

    [Myhrman1910BE3/1] Myhrman, David W. 1910. Sumerian Administrative Documents, Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur, from the Temple Archives of Nippur, Preserved in Philadelphia. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, Volume 3, Part 1. Philadelphia: Department of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:29:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 17:07:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105686.
BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry (No. P105686). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105686 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105686 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105686},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105686.
BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry (No. P105686). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105686 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105686 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105686},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105686
LB  - CDLI:P105686
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BE 03/1, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105686
ER  - 
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