BM 105787 (P209087)

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 105787

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi
2. 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du-ta
3. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh sig5-ta
4. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
5. 1(disz) gu4 niga sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi
6. 1(ban2) duh sig5-ta
7. 1(ban2) duh du-ta
reverse
1. u4 3(u)-sze3
2. nig2-ar3-ra du-bi 2(barig)
3. duh sig5-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. duh du-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. sza3-gal gu4 niga
6. iti dal mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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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
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 105787
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2021-10-26 at 14:15:23 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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
“BM 105787 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209087.
BM 105787 artifact entry (No. P209087). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209087 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105787 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209087 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105787 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209087},
}


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