Fs Pomponio 156, 1 (P200720)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106495

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

75.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. e2 lu2-{d}szara2-ka ri-ri-ga-ke4-esz
2. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni dumu nin-ki-sza-ra
3. i3-bi2-za-bi-sze3 ba-ab-tum2
4. e2 ab-ba-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
5. 1(disz) ur-du6-esz3
6. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. 1(disz) ur-tur-tur
9. 1(disz) igi-dingir-sze3
10. lu2-ki-inim-ma-me
reverse
1. ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka maszkim di til-la ki-ag2
2. ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka maszkim-e nam-erim2#-bi ku5-dam
3. 1(disz) da-ad-da-mu
4. 1(disz) inim-ma-AN dam-gar3
5. 1(disz) ur-lugal dumu gu-du-du
6. lu2 ki-ba gub-ba-me
blank space
7. iti {d}li9-si4
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.05.09.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P200720
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P200720

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	75.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 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 106495
Accession Number	1913-04-16, 1327

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	058044
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.106495
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1913-0416-1327

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-02-13 at 11:04:57	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Pomponio 156, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200720.

Fs Pomponio 156, 1 artifact entry (No. P200720). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200720 (Original work published 2002)

Fs Pomponio 156, 1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200720 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Fs {Pomponio} 156, 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200720},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Pomponio 156, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200720.

Fs Pomponio 156, 1 artifact entry (No. P200720). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200720 (Original work published 2002)

Fs Pomponio 156, 1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200720 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Fs {Pomponio} 156, 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200720},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200720
LB  - CDLI:P200720
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Fs Pomponio 156, 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200720
ER  -