JCS 26, 104 06 (P112010)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106711

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. 4(disz) dug szu4-gan 5(disz) sila3-ta kusz si-ga
2. kusz ge6-bi 4(disz)-am3
3. kusz u2-hab2-bi 4(disz)-am3
4. kusz babbar2-bi 2(disz)-am3
5. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan 3(disz) sila3-ta kusz si-ga
6. kusz ge6-bi 1/2(disz)-am3
7. kusz u2-hab2-bi 1(disz)-am3
8. kusz# babbar2-bi 1/2(disz)-am3
reverse
1. 3(disz) {kusz}du10-gan 2(disz) sila3-ta
2. ki
  erasure
  blank space
3. ki a-kal-la-ta
4. kiszib3 nin9-hi-li2-a
5. mu us2-sa 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

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 003987 (composite) (P456697) S003987 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1913.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106711
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017402
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106711
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1543

References

  • primary: JCS 26 (pp. 90-111), 104 06

    [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.

  • history: BPOA 1, 434

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-05 at 09:43:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-11-11 at 11:17:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 07:44:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:08:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:20 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

“JCS 26, 104 06 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P112010.
JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry (No. P112010). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112010 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112010 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P112010
LB  - CDLI:P112010
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112010
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 26, 104 06 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P112010.
JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry (No. P112010). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112010 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112010 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2026JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P112010
LB  - CDLI:P112010
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - JCS 26, 104 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112010
ER  -
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