BM 106097 (P209262)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106097

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] dam# [...]-da#-ka ba-usz2
2. [...] 1(u) 2(disz)-am3
3. [...] nu-hi-lum
4. [x] igi#-a-a lu2-azlag2-ka ba-an-dab5
5. x# nu-hi-lum inim in-gi-in
6. [x] x# x ba-zah3
7. [he2]-sa6 szabra-na [de6]-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11
8. nu#-mu-de6
9. 3(u)-igi-a-a i3-dab5
10. 1(disz) ma-ma-kesz2
11. 1(disz) ku-ku
12. [tug2 nig2]-ba-bi 2(u) 4(disz)-am3
13. [x (x)] ki-sikil-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
14. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar lu2 ur-nigin3 ba-zah3
15. tug2 nig2-ba-ni 1(u) 2(disz) nu-gal2
16. he2-sa6-ra de6-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11
17. nu-mu-de6
blank space
18. e2 ri-ri-ga nig2-LAGAB-a
column 2
1. e2 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka ba-ri-ri
2. nig2 zuh-a-bi sze munu4 x#
3. {kusz}a-ga2-la2 {gesz}an-za-am
4. e2 nin-geszkim-zi-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
5. tug2 nig2-ba?-ka ama-kal-la
6. {gesz}ba-an tug2 nig2-ba?-ka
7. nin9 ad-da e2 2(disz) SZE A2 RI NE ku4-ra
8. e2 nin-geszkim-zi-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
9. nin-geszkim-zi nig2-gur11-zu i3-me-a lu2 inim-ma-bi#?
10. de6-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11# nu-mu-de6
blank space
11. e2 ri-ri-ga ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka
12. e2 lugal-mu-ma-ag2 u3 a-da-ga ba-ri-ri
13. nig2 zuh-a-bi
14. e2 nin9-kal-la lukur-ka ba-an-ku4
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ($ traces $)
4. ba-an-da-kar
5. dam lugal-mu-ma-[ag2]
6. tug2-ga-ni u3 siki-ni [...] geszkim bi2-in-[...]
7. bar bi2-in-ak
8. x# tug2-mu nu bi2-du11#
9. a-da-ga u4#? 1(disz)-kam bi2#-in-du11#
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3#-ga-mes
11. e2? nin9 lukur [x] na [x] i3-nu2-am3
12. GISZ? ba sza3 gi6-ba-ka [x x] sze ba-gi4
13. x# siki u3 lu2-la-ga-bi BA? LU?
14. ur-{d}bil3#-ga-mes [...]
15. x-bi [...]
about 3 lines missing
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...] x
4. {d}szara2-a-mu x# x# [x]-DU bi2-du11
5. ba-[an-da]-kar
6. siki-su13 [x x] x x x
7. de6-[mu]-un ba-na-ab#-du11
8. siki-su13 mu 3(disz)-ta igi nu-ni-du8-a x x x bi2?-du11
blank space
9. x# KA a UN gesz?
10. [x x] ur-lugal x x-a
11. [x x] x# an ba da x# x# x# x# x#
12. e2 ur-{d}x-x-x-x im-ma-ra-ba-al
13. [...] zi-da [...]
14. [...] in#-gi-in
15. [...] en-nu in-[...]-zah3 [...]
about 3 lines missing

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P209262
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P209262

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 106097
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	058009
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.106097
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1913-0416-929

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-27 at 13:46:04	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 106097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209262.

BM 106097 artifact entry (No. P209262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Original work published 2002)

BM 106097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 106097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 106097 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 106097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209262.

BM 106097 artifact entry (No. P209262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Original work published 2002)

BM 106097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 106097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209262
LB  - CDLI:P209262
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 106097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209262
ER  -