UMTBM 03, 36 (P201900)
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 105977Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 809 sukkal 21 min-eå3 en ∂Inanna)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
33.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) igi-a-a
2. 1(disz) ba-ba-mu
3. 1(disz) suhusz-gi
4. 1(disz) u-bar
5. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
6. 1(disz) la-a-a
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta#
8. 1(disz) szu?-za-za
9. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
11. 1(disz) szu-{d}iszkur
12. 1(disz) dingir-ba-ni
13. 1(disz) ad-da
14. 1(disz) usz#-gi
15. 1(disz) {d}nanna-[x]
16. 1(disz) szu-ku#?-[x]
17. 1(disz) NI-[...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}szu-da#-[x]
2. 1(disz) szu-{d}[x-(x)]
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
5. szunigin 1(ban2) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz#
6. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
7. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
9. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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10. iti# min#-esz3#
11. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
obverse
1. 1(disz) igi-a-a
2. 1(disz) ba-ba-mu
3. 1(disz) suhusz-gi
4. 1(disz) u-bar
5. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
6. 1(disz) la-a-a
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta#
8. 1(disz) szu?-za-za
9. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
11. 1(disz) szu-{d}iszkur
12. 1(disz) dingir-ba-ni
13. 1(disz) ad-da
14. 1(disz) usz#-gi
15. 1(disz) {d}nanna-[x]
16. 1(disz) szu-ku#?-[x]
17. 1(disz) NI-[...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}szu-da#-[x]
2. 1(disz) szu-{d}[x-(x)]
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
5. szunigin 1(ban2) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz#
6. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
7. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
9. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
10. iti# min#-esz3#
11. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
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): 33.0 high × 37.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 809 sukkal 21 min-eå3 en ∂Inanna)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 3, 36
[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 105977
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.07.21
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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 09:56:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-15 at 11:43:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:31:37 | 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 (057905) (057905)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105977) (BM.105977)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-809) (W_1913-0416-809)
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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201900.
UMTBM 03, 36 artifact entry (No. P201900). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201900 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201900 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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