CST (JRL) 858 (P108365)

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 0858

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ad-da
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-{d}nanna
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ur-{d}da-mu
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. usz-gi-na
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. im-ti-dam
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. gu-a-ni
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. la-la-a
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. du10-i3-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. szu-esz18-dar
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin 1(u) gin2 [x]
10. a-hu-i3-lum
11. [szunigin] 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda
12. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz)# gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) <sila3> 3(disz) gin2 i3
13. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
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2. iti nesag
3. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab#-du8#

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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), 858

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

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 136

    [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 0858
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.04.27 (us2 year)
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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) 858 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108365.
CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry (No. P108365). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108365 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108365 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108365
LB  - CDLI:P108365
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108365
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 858 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108365.
CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry (No. P108365). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108365 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108365 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108365
LB  - CDLI:P108365
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - CST (JRL) 858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108365
ER  -
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