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BJRL 64, 108 53 (P106847)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0966

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

37.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze
2. x SZID NIG2
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) mu-ni
4. ki gu-du-du-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi
1 line blank
2. mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ma#-[mi]
2. dumu [...]

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)

Collections

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 36.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BJRL 64, p.87-116, 108 53

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: JRL 0966
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:26:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:09:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023409) (023409)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005133 (composite) (P457843)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BJRL 64, 108 53 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P106847.

BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry (No. P106847). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106847

BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106847 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106847},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BJRL 64, 108 53 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P106847.

BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry (No. P106847). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106847

BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106847 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

@misc{2001BJRL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106847},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P106847
LB  - CDLI:P106847
M1  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - BJRL 64, 108 53 artifact entry
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