Fs Milano 321-323 (P200729)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106476

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

80.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ab-ba-ge-na-ar
 en: For Abbagena
2. a-sza3 i3-szum2 erin2-e tab-ba-de3
 en: the Išum field by the labor troop is to be smoothed out:
3. ensi2-ke4 a2 in-da-na-an-ag2
 en: the governor gave these instructions to him.
4. erin2-e GAN2-dusu tab-ba-e-de3 szu bi2-ib2-dag
 en: (Nevertheless,) the labor troop to smooth out the corvée field neglected.
5. szuku-bi ba-ab-tab
 en: They (instead) their (own) subsistence fields smoothed out.
6. i7 i3-szum2-ma i3-ib2-de6-a
 en: The canal that on the Išum (field) brings (water),
7. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-am3 erin2-e a-sza3-bi-sze3 ba-ab-gid2
 en: during 14 days the labor troop towards their fields diverted.
8. ensi2-sze3 u3 da-da-ga-asz
 en: (Abbagena) to the governor (Ayakalla) and Dadaga (to inform them)
9. lu2 nu-mu-un-szi-in-gi4
 en: sent nobody.
10. a-sza3-bi a la-ba-ab-si
 en: (Consequently,) their (Ayakalla and Dadaga’s) field with water was not filled.
reverse
1. engar sza3-gu4-ka-ni
 en: His (Abbagena’s) cultivators (and) ox-drivers
2. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-de3 ba-an-na-szum2
 en: to harvest the barley were given to him (Abbagena).
3. da-da-ga gurum2#-sze3 i3#-gen
 en: Dadaga for an inspection went there,
4. erin2-bi 3(disz)-a diri-ga nu-gub-ba-am3
 en: (and found out that) from the labor troop no more than 3 were in service.
5. 1(disz) ab-ba-ge-na
 en: One Abbagena,
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
 en: one Ur-Šulpa’e (and)
7. 1(disz) a-a-kal-la
 en: and one Ayakalla:
8. sza3-bi 1(disz)-am3 sag-bi-sze3 nu-gub-ba-am3
 en: not 1 of them as the person in charge was in service.
9. inim ab-ba-ge-na-ka
 en: In the statement of Abbagena,
10. igi ensi2-ka-sze3 ba-an-ge-en6
 en: before the governor it was confirmed.
11. sza3 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu-ka
 en: At the poplar field.
12. iti nesag
 en: Month “First fruits,”
  some text moved to next line
13. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
 en: year following: “The barge of Enki was caulked.”

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200729

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106476
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 1308

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058042
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106476
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1308

References

  • primary: Fs Milano (pp. 319-335), 321-323

    [Molina2016FsMilano] Molina, Manuel. 2016. “Cases on Malpractice by Provincial Officers at Umma.” In Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Lucio Milano on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends, 436:319–35. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 15:49:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 15:47:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2019-12-08 at 21:47:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-12-03 at 12:01:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-14 at 11:42:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Milano 321-323 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200729.
Fs Milano 321-323 artifact entry (No. P200729). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200729 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 321-323 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200729 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200729},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Milano 321-323 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200729.
Fs Milano 321-323 artifact entry (No. P200729). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200729 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 321-323 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200729 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Fs {Milano} 321-323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200729},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P200729
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Fs Milano 321-323 artifact entry
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