BM 105345 (P208667)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105345

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig)? gu2-gal 1(barig) gu2-tur
2. 1(barig) sze-lu2 2(barig) zu2-lum
3. 1(barig) ga-SIG7
4. 1(ban2) za3-hi-li
5. lu2-{d}inanna
6. 4(disz) masz2-gal 3(ban2) ga-SIG7
7. ($ blank $) zu2-lum
8. lugal-i3-sa6 ARAD2 ensi2
9. 2(barig) gu2-gal 3(ban2) sze-lu2
10. 1(barig) zu2-lum
11. 3(ban2) ga-SIG7
12. ur-{d}utu
13. 1(barig) gu2-gal 1(barig) zu2-lum
14. pa3-da
15. 2(barig) gu2-gal ga-SIG7
16. ur-sila-luh
17. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-da-ta
blank space
18. szu-nigin2 2(asz) 2(barig) gu2-gal gur
19. szu-nigin2 1(barig) gu2-tur
20. szu-nigin2 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-lu2
21. szu-nigin2 4(barig) zu2-lum
22. szu-nigin2 2(barig) ga-SIG7
23. szu-nigin2 1(ban2) za3#-[hi]-li#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig) sze [...]
2'. 4(barig) sze ur-sila-[luh]
3'. sze mu-kux(DU)
4'. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da szu ba-ti#
blank space
5'. szu-nigin2 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
6'. zi-ga-am3
7'. la2-ia3 3(barig) gu2-gal 1(barig) gu2-tur
8'. 1(barig) sze-lu2 2(barig) zu2-lum
9'. 1(barig) ga-SIG7 1(ban2) za3-hi-li
10'. lu2-{d}inanna
11'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-SIG7 lugal-i3-sa6
12'. 1(barig) gu2-gal 3(ban2) sze-lu2
13'. 1(barig) zu2-lum 3(ban2) ga-SIG7
14'. ur-{d}utu
15'. 1(barig) gu2-gal 1(barig) zu2-lum
16'. pa3-da
17'. ($ blank $) ur-sila-luh
blank space
18'. szu-nigin2 1(asz) gu2-gal gur szu-nigin2 1(barig) gu2-tur
19'. szu-nigin2 1(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-SIG7 szu-nigin2 4(barig) zu2-lum
20'. szu-nigin2 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-lu2 szu-nigin2 1(ban2) za3-hi-li
21'. la2-ia3 dam-gar3-e-ne
blank space
22'. mu {d}amar-{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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P208667
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P208667

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 105345
Accession Number	1913-04-16, 0177

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	057476
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.105345
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1913-0416-177

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
2021-10-26 at 08:41:03	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 105345 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208667.

BM 105345 artifact entry (No. P208667). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208667 (Original work published 2002)

BM 105345 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208667 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208667},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 105345 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208667.

BM 105345 artifact entry (No. P208667). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208667 (Original work published 2002)

BM 105345 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208667 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105345 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208667},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 105345 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208667
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