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CST (JRL) 854 (P108361)

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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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0854

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2 ba-a-a gaba-ta
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 1(disz) sa szum2 szu-ma-li2-ik KA-us2-sa2
7. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) <<sila3>> gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. 3(disz) sa szum2 i-szar-SIPA gaba-asz!
10. 3(disz) <sila3> kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. 1(disz) sa szum2 ba-ni-a KA-us2-sa2
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 KA-us2-sa2
4. 3(disz) sila3 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 1(disz) sa szum2 bu3-la-lum
7. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
8. szunigin 3(disz) <sila3> kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz
9. szunigin 2(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 8(disz) sa szum2
11. u4 9(disz)-kam
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12. iti dal
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)

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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CST (JRL), 854

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: JRL 0854
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.05.09
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-01-27 at 02:29:30	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (9076)

Notes

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“CST (JRL) 854 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108361.

CST (JRL) 854 artifact entry (No. P108361). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108361 (Original work published 2001)

CST (JRL) 854 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108361 (Accessed: June 29, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108361},
}

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“CST (JRL) 854 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108361.

CST (JRL) 854 artifact entry (No. P108361). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108361 (Original work published 2001)

CST (JRL) 854 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108361 (Accessed: June 29, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 854 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108361},
}

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