BRM 3, 044 (P107261)

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 02310

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

bulla
surface a
1. 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga 5(u) udu u2
2. 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
3. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
4. 1(disz) masz2 niga 2(disz) masz2# [x]
5. sa2-du11
6. 1(disz) masz2 PA
7. 7(disz) udu u2 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
8. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal
9. giri3 sagi-ne
10. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
11. 2(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2 6(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
12. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga 3(disz) masz2
13. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
14. 6(disz) udu niga 2(disz) udu u2
surface b
1. 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga 1(disz) [x]
2. {d}szul-gi
3. 5(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2
4. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
5. {d}amar-{d}suen
6. 3(disz) udu x bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
7. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
8. 1(disz) udu balag u4 nu2-a
9. 3(disz) udu {d}gu-la umma{ki}
10. 1(disz) masz2 szu-nir gu2-de3-na
11. 1(disz) udu siskur2 e2-masz
12. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
13. 1(disz) masz2 {d}nin-eb-gal
surface c
1. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba# [zi]-ga
2. {d}en-[ki]
3. 1(disz) udu {d}kar-ra-du#
4. 1(disz) masz2 a-de2-a {d}dumu-[zi]
5. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-e11-e
6. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz#[{ki}]
7. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
8. 4(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
9. esz3-esz3 sza3 nig2-{gesz}tag-[ga] dingir-re-ne
10. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu siskur2
11. giri3# du-u2-du11 igi-du8
surface d
1. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. iti nesag
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 005907.5 (composite) (P534130) S005907.5 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P107261

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 02310
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003814
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002257
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2310

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 44

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 3, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107261.
BRM 3, 044 artifact entry (No. P107261). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107261 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107261 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107261
LB  - CDLI:P107261
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BRM 3, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107261
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 3, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107261.
BRM 3, 044 artifact entry (No. P107261). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107261 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107261 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107261
LB  - CDLI:P107261
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BRM 3, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107261
ER  -
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