Fs Owen 208-209, 06 (P200719)

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 106482

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

81.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {na4}kin2
2. lu2-du10-ga-sze3
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka-ke4
4. in-szi-sa10
5. lu2-{d}da-mu-ke4
6. {na4}kin2 mu-ni-zuh
7. bi2-in-du11
8. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka-ra inim in-ni-ga2-ar
9. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka-ke4
10. lu2 {na4}kin2 zuh-a-zu ga-mu-ra-de6 bi2-in-du11
11. szu-du8-a lu2 {na4}kin2 zuh-a-ka
reverse
1. ti-e2-mah-ta-a in-gub
2. igi a-gi4-sze3
3. igi lu2-bala-saga-sze3
4. igi ur-ab-zu-sze3
5. lu2 ki inim-ma-me
6. lu2 szu-du8-a nu-mu-da-de6
7. {na4}kin2-bi ti-e2-mah-ta ib2-su-su
8. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka-ke4 nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 [dumu] gu#-du-du
10. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3 nag#-su{ki}
11. 1(disz) a-da-ga ugula-gesz2-da
12. 1(disz) szar-ru-um-i3-li2 nu-banda3
13. lu2 ki-ba gub-ba-me
14. iti {d}li9-si4
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15. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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/P200719

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 81.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 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 106482
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 1314

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058043
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106482
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1314

References

  • primary: Fs Owen p.201-217, p. 208-209, 6

    [Molina2010court] Molina, Manuel. 2010. “Court Records from Umma.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 201–17. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • history: WAW 43, 24

    [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
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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-21 at 11:05:11 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:55 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 Owen 208-209, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P200719.
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (No. P200719). (2026, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Owen 208-209, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P200719.
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (No. P200719). (2026, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry
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