UMTBM 03, 47 (P201911)
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 105988Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 820 messenger [ ] . [ ])Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2] szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. [x-{d}]utu
3. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [x-x]-masz
5. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>] 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [x-x]-a
7. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. [x-x]-zu
9. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2# szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. [x]-x-dim2
11. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ba-ba-a
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. da-[x]-NI#
15. 3(disz)# [sila3] kasz# 2(disz)# sila3 ninda# [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. e2#!-a#!-szar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-{d}li9-si4
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-{d}szu-bu-la#
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu#-ba-a
7. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. [x]-zu#-a
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9. [szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga] 4(ban2) kasz du
10. [szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda] szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2
11. [szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3] szunigin# 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
12. [u4 n-kam]
some text moved to next line
13. [iti ezem]-{d}szul-gi
14. [mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}] ba-hul
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2] szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. [x-{d}]utu
3. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [x-x]-masz
5. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>] 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [x-x]-a
7. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. [x-x]-zu
9. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2# szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. [x]-x-dim2
11. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ba-ba-a
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. da-[x]-NI#
15. 3(disz)# [sila3] kasz# 2(disz)# sila3 ninda# [5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. e2#!-a#!-szar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-{d}li9-si4
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-{d}szu-bu-la#
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu#-ba-a
7. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. [x]-zu#-a
blank space
9. [szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga] 4(ban2) kasz du
10. [szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda] szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2
11. [szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3] szunigin# 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
12. [u4 n-kam]
some text moved to next line
13. [iti ezem]-{d}szul-gi
14. [mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}] ba-hul
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): 26.0 high × 27.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 820 messenger [ ] . [ ])
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 3, 47
[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 105988
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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.--
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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 09:56:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-07-28 at 16:15:32 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-12-20 at 13:52:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:34:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:25:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:31:45 | 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 (057916) (057916)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105988) (BM.105988)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-820) (W_1913-0416-820)
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Cite this Artifact
“UMTBM 03, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201911.
UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry (No. P201911). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201911 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201911 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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