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JCS 26, 102 04 (P112008)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106533

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na erin
2. 8(disz) ma-na za-ba-lum
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na szu-mar
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na gi
5. 6(disz) ma-na SZIM x
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na SZIM HI
7. 6(disz) ma-na NI-gi4-ib2
8. 1(ban2) U SZIM x-x
9. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 SZIM GAN2
10. 3(disz) sila3 sze-li
11. 7(disz) ma-na SZIM im
reverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na mun?
2. 6(disz) ma-na dam-sze-lum
blank space
3. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-da-ta
4. kiszib3 nin9-hi-li2-a
5. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. nin9-hi-li2-a
2. dam a-a-kal-la
3. ensi2
4. umma{ki}-ka

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: JCS 26 (pp. 90-111), 102 04

[Parr1974JCS26] Parr, P. A. 1974. “Ninḫilia: Wife of Ayakala, Governor of Umma.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 26 (2): 90–111. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359392.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 106533
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-28 at 16:14:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-05 at 09:43:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2014-11-11 at 11:16:50	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2013-06-10 at 07:44:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:08:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:20	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017400) (017400)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106533) (BM.106533)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-1365) (W_1913-0416-1365)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003987 (composite) (P456697)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 26, 102 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112008.

JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry (No. P112008). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112008 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112008 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112008},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112008
LB  - CDLI:P112008
M1  - 2026/1/4/
TI  - JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112008
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 26, 102 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112008.

JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry (No. P112008). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112008 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112008 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112008},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112008
LB  - CDLI:P112008
M1  - 2026/1/4/
TI  - JCS 26, 102 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112008
ER  -