UMTBM 03, 89 (P201954)

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 106031

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 863 messenger 6 Lisi mussa bad martu. Ku3-d.nanna, A-gu-za-an, A-bu-tab, Åeå-åeå-mu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. [...]-ma
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. a-gu-za-an
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz)? gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-bu-du10
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szesz-szesz-mu
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
10. ad-da-kal#-[la]
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
12. nam-x-[x-(x)]
13. 5(disz) [sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
14. [...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3# [kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
2. ur-[...]
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# [2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
4. a-a-[...]
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga
6. ku3-{d}nanna
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 szu bala
9. szunigin 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. szunigin 3(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
11. u4 6(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
12. iti {d}li9-si4
13. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [bad3 mar]-tu# mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 863 messenger 6 Lisi mussa bad martu. Ku3-d.nanna, A-gu-za-an, A-bu-tab, Åeå-åeå-mu)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201954

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106031
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 0863

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057959
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106031
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-863

References

  • primary: UMTBM 3, 89

    [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 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-14 at 19:06:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-21 at 16:02:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:32:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 89 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201954.
UMTBM 03, 89 artifact entry (No. P201954). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201954 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 89 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201954 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201954},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UMTBM 03, 89 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201954.
UMTBM 03, 89 artifact entry (No. P201954). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201954 (Original work published 2002)
UMTBM 03, 89 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201954 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UMTBM 03, 89 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201954},
}


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