CTMMA 1, 046 (P108730)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 1985.180.01

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 saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ma-ah-szu-um
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-a-mu
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. nu-ur2-i3-li2
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-bu-du10
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. i-szar-be-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. a-za-ba-nu-ni
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga 6(disz) sila3 kasz
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
10. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
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2. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar

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: CTMMA 1, p.10-63, 46

    [Sigrist1988CTMMA1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1988. “Ur III Texts (Nos. 8-47).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 10–63. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-04 at 17:55:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:08 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108730.
CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P108730). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108730 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108730 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108730},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108730.
CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P108730). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108730 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108730 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108730},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P108730
M1  - 2026/1/1/
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