BM 105342 (P209098)

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 105342

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(u) gin2 ku3-babbar gu2-TAR
2. 1(u) gin2 lu2-dingir-ra
3. 6(disz) gin2 a-da-ga dumu ur-ab-zu
4. 5(disz) gin2 a-a-kal-la agar4-nigin2
5. 5(disz) gin2 lugal-nesag2-e agar4-nigin2
6. 3(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}utu
7. 3(disz) gin2 ku-li dumu ur-{d}nun-gal
8. 2(disz) gin2 {d}utu-ur-bar-ra
9. 2(disz) gin2 szesz-a-ni
10. 4(disz) gin2 ur-{d}iszkur ugula
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ab-ba-ti
12. 1(u) gin2 a-gu-gu
13. 1/3(disz) ma-na ur-{d}utu
14. 1/2(disz) ma-na ab-ba-gi-na dumu ur-saga
15. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-sa6-i3-zu
reverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-{d}[nin-ur4-ra ...]
2. 5(disz) gin2 lu2-[...]
3. 5(disz) gin2 [x x x]-e
4. 5(disz) gin2 sza3-nin-ga2
5. 5(disz) gin2 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu ama-gu-la
6. 3(disz) gin2 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu hu-un-sa6-sa6
7. 2(disz) gin2 AN-IG-DUL3
  blank space
8. szu-nigin2 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. u4 BA DU
10. u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
11. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ra-sze3
12. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

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
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 105342
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.10.15
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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
2022-03-27 at 11:47:41 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-10-26 at 08:41:03 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 105342 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209098.
BM 105342 artifact entry (No. P209098). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209098 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105342 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209098 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209098},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - BM 105342 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 105342 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209098.
BM 105342 artifact entry (No. P209098). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209098 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105342 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209098 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209098},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209098
LB  - CDLI:P209098
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - BM 105342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209098
ER  - 
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