BM 106097 (P209262)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106097

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
column 1
1. [...] dam# [...]-da#-ka ba-usz2
2. [...] 1(u) 2(disz)-am3
3. [...] nu-hi-lum
4. [x] igi#-a-a lu2-azlag2-ka ba-an-dab5
5. x# nu-hi-lum inim in-gi-in
6. [x] x# x ba-zah3
7. [he2]-sa6 szabra-na [de6]-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11
8. nu#-mu-de6
9. 3(u)-igi-a-a i3-dab5
10. 1(disz) ma-ma-kesz2
11. 1(disz) ku-ku
12. [tug2 nig2]-ba-bi 2(u) 4(disz)-am3
13. [x (x)] ki-sikil-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
14. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar lu2 ur-nigin3 ba-zah3
15. tug2 nig2-ba-ni 1(u) 2(disz) nu-gal2
16. he2-sa6-ra de6-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11
17. nu-mu-de6
blank space
18. e2 ri-ri-ga nig2-LAGAB-a
column 2
1. e2 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka ba-ri-ri
2. nig2 zuh-a-bi sze munu4 x#
3. {kusz}a-ga2-la2 {gesz}an-za-am
4. e2 nin-geszkim-zi-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
5. tug2 nig2-ba?-ka ama-kal-la
6. {gesz}ba-an tug2 nig2-ba?-ka
7. nin9 ad-da e2 2(disz) SZE A2 RI NE ku4-ra
8. e2 nin-geszkim-zi-ta im-ma-ra-ba-al
9. nin-geszkim-zi nig2-gur11-zu i3-me-a lu2 inim-ma-bi#?
10. de6-mu-un ba-na-ab-du11# nu-mu-de6
blank space
11. e2 ri-ri-ga ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka
12. e2 lugal-mu-ma-ag2 u3 a-da-ga ba-ri-ri
13. nig2 zuh-a-bi
14. e2 nin9-kal-la lukur-ka ba-an-ku4
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ($ traces $)
4. ba-an-da-kar
5. dam lugal-mu-ma-[ag2]
6. tug2-ga-ni u3 siki-ni [...] geszkim bi2-in-[...]
7. bar bi2-in-ak
8. x# tug2-mu nu bi2-du11#
9. a-da-ga u4#? 1(disz)-kam bi2#-in-du11#
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3#-ga-mes
11. e2? nin9 lukur [x] na [x] i3-nu2-am3
12. GISZ? ba sza3 gi6-ba-ka [x x] sze ba-gi4
13. x# siki u3 lu2-la-ga-bi BA? LU?
14. ur-{d}bil3#-ga-mes [...]
15. x-bi [...]
about 3 lines missing
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...] x
4. {d}szara2-a-mu x# x# [x]-DU bi2-du11
5. ba-[an-da]-kar
6. siki-su13 [x x] x x x
7. de6-[mu]-un ba-na-ab#-du11
8. siki-su13 mu 3(disz)-ta igi nu-ni-du8-a x x x bi2?-du11
blank space
9. x# KA a UN gesz?
10. [x x] ur-lugal x x-a
11. [x x] x# an ba da x# x# x# x# x#
12. e2 ur-{d}x-x-x-x im-ma-ra-ba-al
13. [...] zi-da [...]
14. [...] in#-gi-in
15. [...] en-nu in-[...]-zah3 [...]
about 3 lines missing

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 106097
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-10-27 at 13:46:04	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (058009) (058009)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106097) (BM.106097)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-929) (W_1913-0416-929)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 106097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209262.

BM 106097 artifact entry (No. P209262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Original work published 2002)

BM 106097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 106097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209262
LB  - CDLI:P209262
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - BM 106097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209262
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 106097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209262.

BM 106097 artifact entry (No. P209262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Original work published 2002)

BM 106097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209262 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 106097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209262},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209262
LB  - CDLI:P209262
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - BM 106097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209262
ER  -