MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 (P112584)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113107

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(u) kusz gu4
 en: 10 ox hides,
2. 3(disz) kusz ansze
 en: 3 onager hides.
3. kiszib3 ra-a
 en: Sealed tablet.
4. 2(disz) kusz ansze
 en: 2 onager hides.
5. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
 en: Unsealed tablet.
6. kusz gu4 ri-ri-ga
 en: Hides of fallen oxen.
reverse
1. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
 en: Seal(ed tablet of) I-pa’e.
2. iti min-esz3
 en: Month: “Double sanctuary.”
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: Year: “Amar-Suen (was) king.”
seal 1
1. i7-pa-e3
 en: I-pa’e,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu lu2?-{d}szara2
 en: child of Lu-Šara,
4. sa12-du5
 en: surveyor.

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 002533 (composite) (P455243) S002533 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112584

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 113107
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012388
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113107
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-3173

References

  • primary: MCS 1, 54, BM 113107

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

  • collation: Orient 17, p.19-48, p. 21

    [Gomi1981MCS] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veröffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, I.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 17: 19–48.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2020-07-29 at 01:42:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-13 at 13:36:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112584.
MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 artifact entry (No. P112584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112584 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112584 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 1, 54, {BM} 113107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112584},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112584.
MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 artifact entry (No. P112584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112584 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112584 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 1, 54, {BM} 113107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112584},
}


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TI  - MCS 1, 54, BM 113107 artifact entry
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