CST (JRL) 844 (P108351)

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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Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0844

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 2(disz) sa szum2 szu-{d}en-lil2 gaba-asz
4. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
5. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 2(disz) sa szum2 ur-{d}nigar{gar} gaba-asz
7. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. 3(disz) sa szum2 puzur4-esz18-dar#
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3# kasz# x 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
2. 2(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga#
3. 2(disz)# sa# szum2# ur#?-{d#}x gaba-ta
4. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 2(disz)# sa szum2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 KA-us2-sa2
7. szunigin 3(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
8. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 [kasz du]
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(u) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 1(u) gin2 naga szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) sa szum2
11. [u4] 3(disz)-kam
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12. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
13. mu# en# {d#}inanna# unu{ki} masz2#-e i3-pa3#

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CST (JRL), 844

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 135

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: JRL 0844
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.08.03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-01-27 at 02:29:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 844 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108351.
CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry (No. P108351). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108351 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108351 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 844 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108351
LB  - CDLI:P108351
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108351
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 844 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108351.
CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry (No. P108351). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108351 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108351 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 844 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108351
LB  - CDLI:P108351
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - CST (JRL) 844 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108351
ER  - 
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