UMTBM 03, 53 (P201917)

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 105994

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 826 messenger 4 nesag. Ku3-∂Nanna, Ilum-ba-ni, Nu-ur2-Eå4-tar2, Di-ni-li2, U-bar, Ni3-∂Ba-ba6, A-hu-tab)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 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. ku3-{d}nanna
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-ba-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. nu-ur2-esz18-dar
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. di-ni-li2
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. u-bar
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-du10
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin# 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 4(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti nesag

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 826 messenger 4 nesag. Ku3-∂Nanna, Ilum-ba-ni, Nu-ur2-Eå4-tar2, Di-ni-li2, U-bar, Ni3-∂Ba-ba6, A-hu-tab)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201917

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 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 105994
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057922
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105994
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-826

References

  • primary: UMTBM 3, 53

    [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
2016-01-08 at 10:38:42 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 11:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:49 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, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201917.
UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry (No. P201917). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201917 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201917 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UMTBM 03, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201917.
UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry (No. P201917). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201917 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201917 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201917
LB  - CDLI:P201917
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201917
ER  -
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