Fs Milano 328-330 (P200742)

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 106442

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

87.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) masz2 e2-a-szar sipa da-da gala-ka
 en: 3 goats of Ea-šar, shepherd of Dada, the lamenter,
2. u2-gu ba-an-de2-[am3?]
 en: went lost.
3. e2-a-szar-e lugal-{gesz}gigir-[re] ba-an-la-ah bi2-du11
 en: Ea-šar “Lugal-gigire drove them off” declared.
4. e2-a-szar egir-ba im-[ma]-an-[gur?]
 en: Ea-šar afterwards returned? (to the matter).
5. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
 en: One Lu-dingira
6. u3 ur-{d}utu-ke4
 en: and Ur-Utu
7. 3(disz) masz2 igi lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-ka gub-be2 igi bi2-in-du8-am3
 en: “(Ea-šar) the 3 goats before Lugal-gigire standing saw;
8. ARAD2 masz2 e-me-ta mu-la-ah in-na-an-esz
 en: the servant (Lugal-gigire) the goats from our dike drove” declared for him (Ea-šar).
9. igi e2-gal-e-si-sze3
 en: (Statements) before Egalesi,
10. igi nin-dub-sar-sze3
 en: before Nin-dubsar.
11. masz2 e2 a-kal-la dumu {d}utu-saga-ka ba-an-su-un
 en: “The goats into the house of Akalla, son of Utu-saga he (Lugal-gigire) brought”
reverse
1. igi lu2-{d}inanna-ka-sze3
 en: before Lu-Inanna,
2. e2 a-kal-la-ke4 1(gesz2) ninda-am3 nu-ti-a gaba-ri-na mu-gub
 en: “To the house of Akalla, within 60 ninda did (Ea-šar) not approach, he remained on his opposite side.”
  60 ninda are approx. 360 meters
3. 1(disz) a-li2 maszkim
 en: One Ali, the commissioner,
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen nar
 en: One Ur-Suen, the cantor,
5. 1(disz) tir-gu maszkim
 en: One Tirgu, the commissioner,
6. igi-ne-ne-sze3
 en: before them.
7. nin9-ku-li dumu ur-{d}[...]-ke4
 en: Nin-kuli, daughter of Ur-...,
8. da-da dumu lu2-{d#}[...]
 en: to Dada, son of Lu-... :
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) masz2 ziz2-da-asz
 en: “10 less 1 goats as compensation
10. ga-ra-ak in-[na-du11]
 en: for you I will deliver” said;
11. lugal-szu-nir-re a-ra2#? [2(disz)?-kam?] sizkur2-bi bi2-du11#?
 en: Lugal-šunire for the 2nd time(?) did the oral? rites.
12. ka-ga ba-an-ge-en6#
 en: It was orally confirmed.
13. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3-sze3
 en: Before Lu-dingira, son of Lugal-barabe;
14. igi a-tu dumu ARAD2-hul3-la-sze3
 en: before Atu, son of ARAD-ḫula;
15. igi inim-ma-AN-sze3
 en: before Inima-AN;
left
1. igi ur-{d}lamma-sze3
 en: before Ur-Lamma;
2. igi he2-na-sa6-sze3
 en: before Ḫenasa;
3. igi da-ad-da-mu-sze3
 en: before Daddaĝu;
4. iti dal
 en: month “Flight,”
  some text moved to next line
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Eridu was installed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200742

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 87.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106442
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 1274

References

  • primary: Fs Milano (pp. 319-335), 328-330

    [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 13:32:21 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
2019-12-03 at 14:50:52 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 Artifacts

“Fs Milano 328-330 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200742.
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (No. P200742). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200742 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200742 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200742},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Milano 328-330 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200742.
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (No. P200742). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200742 (Original work published 2002)
Fs Milano 328-330 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200742 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200742},
}

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