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

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 820 messenger [ ] . [ ])
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201911

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105988
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057916
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105988
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-820

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:15:32 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
}


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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: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201911},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201911
LB  - CDLI:P201911
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201911
ER  -
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