UMTBM 03, 60 (P201925)

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 106002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 834 sukkal [ ] sig4 IS 1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] a-bi2-[x-x]
2. [1(disz)] sa6-sa6#
3. [1(disz)] ur-dingir-sa6-ga#
4. 1(disz) ur-saga
5. 1(disz) an-ne2-a
6. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
7. 1(disz) dingir-lu2-du10-ga
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}da-mu
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 1(disz) lugal-e-ma-an-du11
12. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nanna#
13. 1(disz) sa6-[x-(x)]
14. 1(disz) ur-[x-x-(x)]
reverse
1. 1(disz) AN#?-[x-x-(x)]
2. lu2 maszkim#-[me-esz2]
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda [3(disz) gin2] i3
4. 2(disz) sila3 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta#
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda du szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
7. [szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3] 2(disz) gin2 i3 <<i3>>
8. [szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3] 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. [szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u)] gin2 [szum2]
10. [u4 n-kam]
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11. iti sig4-szub-ba-ga2-ra#
left
1. mu {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen lugal#

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): 30.0 high × 32.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 3, 60

    [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 106002
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.02.--
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-04 at 18:06:37 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 11:25:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:54 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, 60 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201925.
UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry (No. P201925). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201925 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201925 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201925
LB  - CDLI:P201925
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201925
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UMTBM 03, 60 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201925.
UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry (No. P201925). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201925 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201925 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023UMTBM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201925
LB  - CDLI:P201925
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - UMTBM 03, 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201925
ER  - 
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