UMTBM 03, 48 (P201912)

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 105989

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 821 messenger [ ]viii Huhnuri. Bi-ir-ha-åu-um, Ur-ni-ib, I3-li2-dan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

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. be2-er-ha-szu-um
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ib-ni-ib
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. [3(disz) gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. [x-x-(x)]-ga
10. [5(disz)? sila3 kasz 5(disz)?] sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. [x-(x)]-kal-la
13. [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. [x-(x)]-zi-mu
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. i3-li2-dan
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. [x-x]-ni
9. [szunigin ... kasz ...] ninda
broken
left
1. [u4 n-kam]
some text moved to next line
2. [iti sze]-kar-ra-gal2#-[la]
3. [mu] hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 28.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 821 messenger [ ]viii Huhnuri. Bi-ir-ha-åu-um, Ur-ni-ib, I3-li2-dan)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 3, 48

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105989
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.03.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-05 at 16:24:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:25:51	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:31:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057917) (057917)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105989) (BM.105989)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-821) (W_1913-0416-821)

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Cite this Artifact

“UMTBM 03, 48 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201912.

UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry (No. P201912). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201912 (Original work published 2002)

UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201912 (Accessed: December 8, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201912},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UMTBM 03, 48 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201912.

UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry (No. P201912). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201912 (Original work published 2002)

UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201912 (Accessed: December 8, 2025).

@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201912},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P201912
M1  - 2025/12/8/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 48 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201912
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