UMTBM 03, 28 (P201891)
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 105968Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 800 messenger 21 emzem-Åulgi Huhnuri. En-um-i3-li2, A-hu-ni, Åu-∂Adada, Ga-ti-e)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 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. en-um-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szu-{d}iszkur
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ga-ti-e
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ha-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-du10-ga
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
9. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
11. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. en-um-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szu-{d}iszkur
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ga-ti-e
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ha-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-du10-ga
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
9. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
11. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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 × 27.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 800 messenger 21 emzem-Åulgi Huhnuri. En-um-i3-li2, A-hu-ni, Åu-∂Adada, Ga-ti-e)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 3, 28
[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 105968
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.10.21
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-21 at 17:47:41 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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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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| 2016-07-28 at 16:15:30 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:31:32 | 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 (057896) (057896)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105968) (BM.105968)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-800) (W_1913-0416-800)
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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 28 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201891.
UMTBM 03, 28 artifact entry (No. P201891). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201891 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 28 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201891 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
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