UMTBM 03, 15 (P201877)
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 105954Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 786 messenger 9 Lisi Huhnuri. A-an-na-a, Ur-ABZU, Gi-na-mu, Ur-dub-la2-mh, Åi-ri-åi-ih)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-an-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-ba-dim2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. gi-na-mu#
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-dub-la2-mah
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ar-szi-ah
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ($ blank space $)
5. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
6. szunigin 1(u) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. iti {d}li9-si4
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-an-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-ba-dim2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. gi-na-mu#
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-dub-la2-mah
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ar-szi-ah
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ($ blank space $)
5. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
6. szunigin 1(u) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. iti {d}li9-si4
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
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): 25.0 high × 29.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 786 messenger 9 Lisi Huhnuri. A-an-na-a, Ur-ABZU, Gi-na-mu, Ur-dub-la2-mh, Åi-ri-åi-ih)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 3, 15
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 105954
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.09.08
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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 09:56:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:31:20 | 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 (057882) (057882)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105954) (BM.105954)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-786) (W_1913-0416-786)
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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201877.
UMTBM 03, 15 artifact entry (No. P201877). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201877 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201877 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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