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

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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

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
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2. iti nesag

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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): 25.0 high × 29.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • 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

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105994
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2016-01-08 at 10:38:42 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 11:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:49 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, 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: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
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ID  - P201917
LB  - CDLI:P201917
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201917
ER  -

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: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201917},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201917
LB  - CDLI:P201917
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201917
ER  -
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