BRM 3, 002 (P107232)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 02331

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. 3(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2)-ta
4. 1(u) 7(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda# gur#
2. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2# i3-gesz#
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) ku6 kun-zi
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sa szum2 gaz
6. 1(disz) masz2
7. sa2-du11 kas4
8. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
9. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub ba-gar
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-e11-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar#[{gar}]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
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 004421 (composite) (P457131) S004421 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107232

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 02331
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003783
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002278
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2331

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 2

    [Keiser1914BRM3] Keiser, Clarence E. 1914. Cuneiform Bullae of the Third Millennium B.C. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Part 3. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:45:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:32 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107232.
BRM 3, 002 artifact entry (No. P107232). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107232 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107232 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2024BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BRM 3, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107232
LB  - CDLI:P107232
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - BRM 3, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107232
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107232.
BRM 3, 002 artifact entry (No. P107232). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107232 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107232 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2024BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BRM 3, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107232
LB  - CDLI:P107232
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - BRM 3, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107232
ER  -
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