Fs Milano 326 (P200725)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106457

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. inim-{d}szara2-ka
 en: Inim-Šara
2. ensi2-ke4
 en: did the governor
3. gu4-apin 1(disz)-am3
 en: with 1 plough-ox,
4. szu-ni ba-an-szum2
 en: entrust,
5. ga2-la bi2-in-dag
 en: (but) he neglected it.
6. mu 3(disz)-am3
 en: For 3 years
7. da-bi la-ba-ti
 en: did he its side not approach;
  i.e., he did not watch it
8. ensi2-ke4
 en: the governor
9. in-sag3
 en: struck him.
10. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam gu4-e
 en: That a 2nd time an ox
11. ga2-la nu-ub-dag-a
 en: he will not neglect
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: (did Inim-Šara) by the royal name swear;
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti# [...]-x-[...]
 en: month “...,”
3. mu ma2 [dara3] {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The Ibex barge of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. inim-{d}szara2
 en: Inim-Šara,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz#}gigir#
 en: son of Ur-gigir.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002586 (composite) (P455296) S002586 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200725

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 106457
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 1289

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 058038
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106457
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1289

References

  • primary: Fs Milano (pp. 319-335), 326

    [Molina2016FsMilano] Molina, Manuel. 2016. “Cases on Malpractice by Provincial Officers at Umma.” In Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Lucio Milano on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends, 346:319–35. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 15:49:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 15:47:03 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
2019-12-08 at 21:49:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-12-03 at 12:50:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-14 at 11:42:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Milano 326 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200725.
Fs Milano 326 artifact entry (No. P200725). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200725 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 326 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200725 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Fs {Milano} 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200725},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200725
LB  - CDLI:P200725
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - Fs Milano 326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200725
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Milano 326 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200725.
Fs Milano 326 artifact entry (No. P200725). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200725 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 326 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200725 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Fs {Milano} 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200725},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200725
LB  - CDLI:P200725
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - Fs Milano 326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200725
ER  -
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