BRM 3, 045 (P107262)

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 02311

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 a1
1. 1(u) 9(disz) udu niga
2. 4(u) 8(disz) udu u2
3. 1(disz) masz2 niga
4. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
5. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
6. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
7. 2(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2
8. {d}szul-gi
9. 4(disz) udu niga 2(disz) udu u2 {d}amar-{d}suen#
10. 9(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4 bar-[ba zi-ga]
11. nig2-{gesz}tag#-[ga lugal]
12. giri3 lugal-nam2?-mah? sagi
surface a2
1. 1(disz) udu siskur2
2. giri3 du-u2-du11 igi-du8
3. 5(disz) udu {d}gu-la umma{ki}
4. 1(disz) udu sa2-du11
5. 2(disz) udu du6-ku3
6. {d}en-lil2
7. 3(disz) udu bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
8. 1(disz) udu balag u4 nu2-[a]
9. 1(disz) udu a-tu5-[a]
10. {d}nin-eb-gal
surface a3
1. 1(disz) udu {d}kar-ra-[du]
2. 1(disz) udu siskur2 e2-masz
3. 1(disz) udu a sze12 de2-a
4. {d}[dumu]-zi urua{a}
5. 1(disz) udu {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
6. [1(disz)] udu {d}en#-ki
7. [1(disz) udu {d}]nin#-[e11-e]
8. [1(disz)] udu# {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
9. 2(u) [x] udu esz3-esz3 sza3
10. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga dingir-re-ne
11. zi-ga-am3
12. ki# a-lu5-lu5-ta
surface b
  blank space
  seal impressions
1. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu sza-asz-ru[{ki}] a-ra2 2(disz)-kam# ba#-hul
4. lu2-{d}[nam2]-an-[ka]
5. u3 ur-{d}nun-gal
seal 1
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 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107262

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 02311
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003815
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002258
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2311

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 45

    [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
2016-01-15 at 11:36:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:34:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 14:10:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:59 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, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107262.
BRM 3, 045 artifact entry (No. P107262). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107262 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107262 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107262
LB  - CDLI:P107262
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BRM 3, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107262
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107262.
BRM 3, 045 artifact entry (No. P107262). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107262 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107262 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107262
LB  - CDLI:P107262
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BRM 3, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107262
ER  -
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