CST (JRL) 871 (P108378)

Administrative bulla 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 0871

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

object bulla
surface a
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) <x> sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz [...]
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) [...]
5. 3(asz) 2(ban2) [...]
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [...] sig15
7. 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga
surface b
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
4. 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
5. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
6. 2(ban2) zu2-lum
7. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 [x] gaz
surface c
1. 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 naga gaz
2. 2(barig) 1(disz)? kaskal [...]
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3 i7 gir2-su{ki}
4. giri3 lu2-du10-ga dub-sar
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. u4 3(u)-kam
7. iti szu-numun-na
surface d
1. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
2. sza3-nin-ga2 u3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-ke4 ib2-gi-in
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
seal 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) S000493.2 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108378

Physical information

pyramidal

Artifact type Bulla
pyramidal
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 0871
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 9093

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 871

    [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
2013-11-07 at 11:37:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:58 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

“CST (JRL) 871 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108378.
CST (JRL) 871 artifact entry (No. P108378). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108378 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 871 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108378 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108378},
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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 871 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P108378.
CST (JRL) 871 artifact entry (No. P108378). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108378 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 871 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108378 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 871 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108378},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P108378
LB  - CDLI:P108378
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CST (JRL) 871 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108378
ER  -
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