UMTBM 03, 04 (P201866)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105943Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 775 sukkal 14 åekinku Huhnuri)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
27.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 11.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) [...]-zu
2. 1(disz) [...]-ra?
3. 1(disz) [...]-szu
4. 1(disz) a-a-mu
5. 1(disz) u3-ma-ni
6. 1(disz) ba-zi
7. 1(disz) ur-tesz2!
Ozaki: or ma-lik ?
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) ur-szubur
10. 1(disz) a-tu
11. 1(disz) i-di3-dingir
12. 1(disz) a-hu#-dingir
13. 1(disz) i-lum-ba-ni
14. 1(disz) i-di3-zu-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-mur-dingir
2. lu2? maszkim-me-esz2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta
4. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda#-saga
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du
7. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2
10. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 1(disz) [...]-zu
2. 1(disz) [...]-ra?
3. 1(disz) [...]-szu
4. 1(disz) a-a-mu
5. 1(disz) u3-ma-ni
6. 1(disz) ba-zi
7. 1(disz) ur-tesz2!
Ozaki: or ma-lik ?
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) ur-szubur
10. 1(disz) a-tu
11. 1(disz) i-di3-dingir
12. 1(disz) a-hu#-dingir
13. 1(disz) i-lum-ba-ni
14. 1(disz) i-di3-zu-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-mur-dingir
2. lu2? maszkim-me-esz2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta
4. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda#-saga
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du
7. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2
10. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 29.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 775 sukkal 14 åekinku Huhnuri)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 3, 4
[d’Agostino2003UMTBM3] Agostino, Franco d’, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Three (UMTBM 3). Supplemento Alla Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, N. 2. Pisa, Roma: Istituti editoriali e poligrafici internazionali.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 105943
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.14
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-01 at 17:25:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-09-04 at 16:36:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:31:12 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057871) (057871)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105943) (BM.105943)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-775) (W_1913-0416-775)
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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201866.
UMTBM 03, 04 artifact entry (No. P201866). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201866 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201866 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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