Fs Sigrist 129, 02 (P200715)

Legal 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 106550

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) geme2-{d}a-szar2
2. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
3. amar-su4 u3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 in-szi-sa10
5. lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 lu2 szutum2-ma
6. geme2 u4 gub-ba nu-til ba-zah3
7. amar-su4 u3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
8. su-su-dam
9. igi ensi2-ka-sze3
reverse
1. igi lu2-{d}nanna-sze3
2. igi lugal-ku3-zu-sze3
3. igi ur-nigar{gar}-sze3
4. igi lu2-{d}szara2-sze3
5. di-bi ba-til
6. dumu umma{ki}
7. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200715

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 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 106550
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058050
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106550
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1382

References

  • primary: Fs Sigrist (pp. 125-143), 129, 02

    [Molina2008FsSigrist] Molina, Manuel. 2008. “New Ur III Court Records Concerning Slavery.” In On the Third Dynasty of Ur: Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, edited by Piotr Michalowski, 1:125–43. Journal of Cuneiform Studies - Supplemental Series. Boston.

  • history: WAW 43, 14

    [Lafont2023WAW43] Lafont, Bertrand. 2023. “Sumerian Judicial Decisions.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-09 at 19:16:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 09:10:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-08-17 at 12:50:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:29:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Sigrist 129, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P200715.
Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry (No. P200715). (2026, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200715 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200715 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {Fs {Sigrist} 129, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200715},
}


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DA  - 2026/9/9/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Sigrist 129, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P200715.
Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry (No. P200715). (2026, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200715 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200715 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {Fs {Sigrist} 129, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200715},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/9/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P200715
LB  - CDLI:P200715
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Fs Sigrist 129, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200715
ER  -
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