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MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 (P112588)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113049

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

43.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2-ka
3. gub-ba
4. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
5. kiszib3 a-du-mu
reverse
1. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
(legend broken)

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
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 41.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MCS 2, 54, BM 113049

[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 113049
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 3115

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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
2011-07-22 at 13:34:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30	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 (012396) (012396)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113049) (BM.113049)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-3115) (W_1914-0404-3115)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112588.

MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 artifact entry (No. P112588). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112588 (Original work published 2001)

MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112588 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 2, 54, {BM} 113049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112588},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112588.

MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 artifact entry (No. P112588). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112588 (Original work published 2001)

MCS 2, 54, BM 113049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112588 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 2, 54, {BM} 113049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112588},
}

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ID  - P112588
LB  - CDLI:P112588
M1  - 2026/1/2/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112588
ER  -