BRM 3, 023 (P107247)

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 02312

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
surface a1
1. 6(disz) udu niga 3(disz) masz2 niga
2. 1(u) 2(disz) udu u2 5(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2
3. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
4. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
5. 4(disz) udu niga 2(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4
6. {d}szul-gi
7. 7(disz) udu niga 3(disz) udu u2 3(disz) masz2 niga
8. {d}amar-{d}suen
surface a2
1. 3(disz) udu bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2-la2
3. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga balag u4 nu2-a
4. 1(disz) udu {d}gu-la umma{ki}
5. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
6. siskur2 giri3 du-u2-du11 igi-du8
7. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
8. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
surface a3
1. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}amar-{d}suen
3. mu en eridu{ki}
surface b
1. ur-ge6-par4
2. u3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 000493.1 (composite) (P430589) S000493.1 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.02.00
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107247

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 02312
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003799
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002259
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2312

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 23

    [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
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
2017-10-11 at 08:04:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 11:34:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:55 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, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107247.
BRM 3, 023 artifact entry (No. P107247). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107247 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107247 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107247},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107247},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107247
LB  - CDLI:P107247
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BRM 3, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107247
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107247.
BRM 3, 023 artifact entry (No. P107247). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107247 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107247 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107247},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107247},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107247
LB  - CDLI:P107247
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BRM 3, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107247
ER  -
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