MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 (P112668)

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 113005

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

41.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a2 geme2 kikken-na
3. tug2 im-ba tag-a
4. tug2-bi ugu2 i3-kal-la ba-a-gar
reverse
1. ugula {d}szara2-za-me
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
  seal impression
3. mu hu-uh2-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4

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 005354.4 (composite) (P534043) S005354.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112668

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm
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 113005
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 3071

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012584
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113005
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-3071

References

  • primary: MCS 3, 54 BM 113005

    [Fish1953MCS3] Fish, Thomas. 1953. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 3.

  • history: MCS 8, 88

    [Fish1958MCS8] Fish, Thomas. 1958. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 8.

  • collation: Orient 17, p.19-48, p. 41

    [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 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 13:34:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112668.
MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry (No. P112668). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112668 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112668 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 3, 54 {BM} 113005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112668},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112668.
MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry (No. P112668). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112668 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112668 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 3, 54 {BM} 113005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P112668
LB  - CDLI:P112668
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MCS 3, 54 BM 113005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112668
ER  -
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