TJA FM 48 (P134068)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Museum Number

FM 48

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

63.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) u8 3(u) 7(disz) kir11 gub
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2 3(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 gub
3. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)
4. ur-{d}nin-su na-gada
5. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) u8 2(u) 3(disz) kir11 gub
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2 gub
7. 4(gesz2) 8(disz)
8. szesz-kal-la na-gada
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) kir11# [gub]
10. [...] 1(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2 [x sila4-nita2 gub]
11. [... na-gada]
reverse
1. lugal#-e2-mah#-[e] dumu# lugal-a2-zi-da# [...]
  1 line blank
2. udu kur-ra si-il-la
3. sza3 e2-duru5 a-sza3 la2-mah
4. giri3 szu-ur2-zi u3 ur-{d#}nun-gal-ka
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134068

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Museum Number FM 48
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014278

References

  • primary: TJA, FM 48

    [Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

  • history: Fs Limet p.161-177, p. 161, 164

    [Stępień1996pasturing] Stępień, Marek. 1996. “The Organisation of Animal Pasturing in the Light of Balanced Accounts, Inventories of Sheep and Goat Herdsmen from Umma.” In Tablettes et Images Aux Pays de Sumer et d’Akkad. Mélanges Offerts à Monsieur H. Limet, edited by Önhan Tunca and D. Deheselle, 161–77. A.P.H.A., Association Pour La Promotion de l’Histoire et de l’Archéologie Orientales. Mémoires, No. 1. Liège: Université de Liège.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:09:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:03 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

“TJA FM 48 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134068.
TJA FM 48 artifact entry (No. P134068). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134068
TJA FM 48 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134068 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TJA {FM} 48 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134068},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134068
LB  - CDLI:P134068
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - TJA FM 48 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134068
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TJA FM 48 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134068.
TJA FM 48 artifact entry (No. P134068). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134068
TJA FM 48 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134068 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TJA {FM} 48 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134068},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134068
LB  - CDLI:P134068
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - TJA FM 48 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134068
ER  -
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