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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105988

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 820 messenger [ ] . [ ])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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
  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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  • 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
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 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:15:32 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:45 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, 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).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201911
LB  - CDLI:P201911
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201911
ER  - 

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).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201911
LB  - CDLI:P201911
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201911
ER  - 
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