BM 105356 (P209233)

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 105356

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. 7(asz) 1(barig) {gesz}haszhur [gur]
2. ku3-bi 6(disz) gin2
3. kab2 nu-ub-da-ab-du11-ga-asz
4. da-lu5 u3 ur-{d}ab-u2-ke4
5. ur-{d}szara2 dam-gar3 in-na-szum2
6. dumu muhaldim-ma
7. 6(asz) {gesz}haszhur gur
8. ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2
9. kab2 nu-ub-da-ab-du11-ga-asz
10. da-lu5 u3 ur-{d}ab-u2-ke4
11. ur-{d}szara2 dam-gar3# in-na-szum2
12. mu-a-kam
13. 4(u) {gesz}am-ra ma2 1(gesz2) gur
14. 1(u) {gesz}gi-musz ma2 1(gesz2) gur
15. 1(disz) {gesz}mi-ri2-za ma2 1(gesz2) gur
16. 2(u) {gesz}za-[ra ...]
17. 4(disz) {gesz}sze-du10
18. 3(disz) {gesz}mes
reverse
1. da-lu5 u3 ur-{d}ab-u2-ke4
2. na-ab-ri2-LUM in-na-szum2
3. 4(gesz2) gu2 isin KIN{urudu} ak {gesz}haszhur
4. da-lu5 u3 ur-{d}ab-u2-ke4
5. a-hu-du10 in-na-szum2
6. i3-bi 6(disz) sila3 szu ba-ti
7. 3(u) gu2 {gesz}mar-da-um {gesz}haszhur
8. a-hu-du10 in-na-szum2
9. siki-bi 5(disz) ma-na szu ba-ti
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sa gi SZID
11. ensi2-ke4 {gesz}kiri6-a i3-NE?
12. da-lu5 u4 ur-{d}ab-u2-ke4
13. mu-na-szum2
14. ba-ra-sa10
15. u2-na-ap-sze-en6-e
16. da-lu5 SAR NA ITU 6(disz) A x A NE x
17. nig2-SUR dumu muhaldim-ma MU [...]
18. MIN KASKAL GAR3 SAR da-lu5# [...]
left
1. szu-esz18-dar dumu lugal-i3-zu-[ke4]
2. lu2 a2-kam x
3. da-lu5 i3-na-x

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 105356
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-08 at 14:01:55 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2021-10-26 at 09:09:21 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 105356 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209233.
BM 105356 artifact entry (No. P209233). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209233 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209233 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209233
LB  - CDLI:P209233
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - BM 105356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209233
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 105356 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209233.
BM 105356 artifact entry (No. P209233). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209233 (Original work published 2002)
BM 105356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209233 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 105356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209233
LB  - CDLI:P209233
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - BM 105356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209233
ER  - 
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