MCS 4, 009, BM 105397 (P112744)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105397

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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tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
3. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. a2 u4-du8-a ur2-ra-ni-sze3
5. szunigin 4(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 1(disz) tu-ra ur2-ra-ni-sze3 iti 4(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la-ta
3. iti szu-numun-sze3
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
5. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zi-ga-am3
6. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
8. ur-mes ugula
9. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCS 4, 009, BM 105397

    [Fish1954MCS4] Fish, Thomas. 1954. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 4.

  • history: MCS 4, 11

    [Fish1954MCS4] Fish, Thomas. 1954. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 4.

  • collation: Orient 17, p.19-48, p. 35

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105397
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.03.00, Amar-Suen.01.06.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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20120213 englund: u4 du8-a added to debit corresponding to sick worker period of four months in credits at 1/10

Cite this Artifact
“MCS 4, 009, BM 105397 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112744.
MCS 4, 009, BM 105397 artifact entry (No. P112744). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112744 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 4, 009, BM 105397 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112744 (Accessed: June 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 4, 009, {BM} 105397 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112744},
}


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