Borowski C3 (P499893)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

Museum Number

Borowski C3

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
1. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du
4. 5(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
5. 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
6. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal
reverse
1. 4(disz) gada du
2. 1(u) tug2 bar-si nig2-la2
3. 3(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
4. ki i3-kal-la-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4-na ensi2
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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	Amar-Suen.08.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499893
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499893

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Museum Number	Borowski C3
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	063948

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2017-02-17 at 05:42:26	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-02-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Borowski C3 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499893.

Borowski C3 artifact entry (No. P499893). (2017, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499893

Borowski C3 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499893 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {feb 13},
	title = {Borowski {C3} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499893},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/22/
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Cite this Artifact

“Borowski C3 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499893.

Borowski C3 artifact entry (No. P499893). (2017, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499893

Borowski C3 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499893 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2017Borowski,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {feb 13},
	title = {Borowski {C3} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499893},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/2/13/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P499893
LB  - CDLI:P499893
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Borowski C3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499893
ER  -