UMTBM 03, 32 (P201896)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105973

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 805 messenger 24 Dumuzi. Nu-ur2-i3-li2, E-KU-mi-sar, I-ti-zu, Dan-∂Åulgi, Åi-ri-åi-ih, Ur-sukkal, Ilum-dan, Ur-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 30.0 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. nu-ur2-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. e-dur2-mi-szar
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. i-di3-zu
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. kal-{d}szul-gi
13. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ar-szi-ah
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-sukkal
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. dingir-dan
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-zu
11. szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
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2. iti {d}dumu-zi

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 × 30.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 805 messenger 24 Dumuzi. Nu-ur2-i3-li2, E-KU-mi-sar, I-ti-zu, Dan-∂Åulgi, Åi-ri-åi-ih, Ur-sukkal, Ilum-dan, Ur-zu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: UMTBM 3, 32

    [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 105973
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-21 at 17:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201896.
UMTBM 03, 32 artifact entry (No. P201896). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201896 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201896 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201896},
}

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