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

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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

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

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 45.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106482
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 1314

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.09.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:06:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Owen 208-209, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200719.
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (No. P200719). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Fs {Owen} 208-209, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200719
LB  - CDLI:P200719
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Owen 208-209, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200719.
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (No. P200719). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200719 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2023Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Fs {Owen} 208-209, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200719},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200719
LB  - CDLI:P200719
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - Fs Owen 208-209, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200719
ER  -
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