CM 26, 136 (P320486)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Expenditure of garments for the bala at the place of the ensi of Umma; ∂Utu-ellat sukkal u4 Me-sukkal-ti§-åè ì-gin-na; nì-pi-lu-da (CBT 3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
2. {d}utu-illat sukkal u4 me-luh-ha!?{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na
3. sukkal-mah maszkim
4. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. i3-li2-dan muszen dab5-ba
6. a-hu-ni sukkal maszkim
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
8. nig2-pi-lu5-da-sze3
9. lu2-sukkal-an-ka
10. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
reverse
1. {d}utu-ba-ni lu2 lunga
2. lu2-kal-la sagi maszkim
  blank space
3. zi-ga bala u4 3(u) la2 2(disz@t)-kam
4. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
5. iti# {d}nin-a-zu
6. mu# [us2]-sa# e2 puzur4-isz-[{d}da]-gan# ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Expenditure of garments for the bala at the place of the ensi of Umma; ∂Utu-ellat sukkal u4 Me-sukkal-ti§-åè ì-gin-na; nì-pi-lu-da (CBT 3))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P320486

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 19.0 mm
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 085060
Accession Number 1899-01-16, 0098

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 071710
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.85060
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0116-98

References

  • primary: CM 26, 136

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 12

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    (catalogue)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-08-17 at 12:46:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 136 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320486.
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (No. P320486). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320486 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320486 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CM 26, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320486},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 136 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320486.
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (No. P320486). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320486 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320486 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CM 26, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320486},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320486
LB  - CDLI:P320486
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CM 26, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320486
ER  -
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