BJRL 64, 099 05 (P106799)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0981

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

41.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) gu-nigin2 pa-tar gi
2. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
3. gur8-sa3-an agar4-nigin2
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. a-sza3 en-du8-du-ta
  blank space
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. gur4-sa3-an
2. dumu al-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002397 (composite) (P455107) S002397 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P106799

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0981
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023361

References

  • primary: BJRL 64, p.87-116, p. 99 5

    [Gomi1981JRL] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Ur III Texts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Manchester 64: 87–116.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2022-02-01 at 15:11:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-01-25 at 11:36:45 Heimpel, Wolfgang Transliteration Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BJRL 64, 099 05 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P106799.
BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry (No. P106799). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106799
BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106799 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	title = {BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106799},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BJRL 64, 099 05 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P106799.
BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry (No. P106799). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106799
BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106799 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106799},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P106799
LB  - CDLI:P106799
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - BJRL 64, 099 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106799
ER  -
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