UMTBM 03, 87 (P201952)

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 106029

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 861 messenger 6 ri mussa simanum. Da-a-a, Ki-na-me-eå2, Nu-ur2-zu, Åu-∂En-lil2,)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga] 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. [2(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz)# gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. da-a-a sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. ki-na-me-szu ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. nu-ur2-su ka-us2
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) sa szum2
5. szu-{d}en-lil2 sukkal gaba-ta
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
7. szunigin 1(ban2) ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 6(disz)-kam
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11. iti dal
12. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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): 30.0 high × 37.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 861 messenger 6 ri mussa simanum. Da-a-a, Ki-na-me-eå2, Nu-ur2-zu, Åu-∂En-lil2,)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 3, 87

[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 106029
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.05.06 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-07 at 11:12:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-08-04 at 19:10:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:25:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:32:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (057957) (057957)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106029) (BM.106029)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-861) (W_1913-0416-861)

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Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 87 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201952.

UMTBM 03, 87 artifact entry (No. P201952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201952 (Original work published 2002)

UMTBM 03, 87 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201952 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201952},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 87 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201952.

UMTBM 03, 87 artifact entry (No. P201952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201952 (Original work published 2002)

UMTBM 03, 87 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201952 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 87 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201952},
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