CST (JRL) 870 (P108377)

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

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0870

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) kasz du
3. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
4. ki ur-mes-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2
2. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
3. mu us2-sa
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
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 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108377

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0870
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 9092

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 870

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

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 137

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-02-28 at 01:52:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 870 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108377.
CST (JRL) 870 artifact entry (No. P108377). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108377 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 870 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108377 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108377},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 870 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108377.
CST (JRL) 870 artifact entry (No. P108377). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108377 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 870 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108377 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108377},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108377
LB  - CDLI:P108377
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CST (JRL) 870 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108377
ER  -
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