TJA UMM G 03 (P315329)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

100.0 mm × 55.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _us2-sa-du_ am-na-nu-um#
3. _sag-bi_ {i7}ha-bi-tum
4. _a-sza3_ szu-u2-um
5. _ki!_ szu-u2-um
6. _lugal a-sza3-ke4_
7. {disz}i3-li2-um-ma-ti
8. _dumu_ ma-nu-sa-ma
9. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi#-[sze3]_
10. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
11. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
12. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
13. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 sa3-bu-um _lugal_
14. _in-pa3-de3-e-mesz
single ruling
15. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ bu-ri-ia
16. _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-[am]
17. [_igi_] e2-a-ba-ni _dumu#_ {d}suen-re-me-ni#
reverse
1. _igi_ a-ab#-[...] _dumu_ {d}suen#-[...]
2. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ {[d]}suen-[...]
3. _igi_ su-du-ru-um _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni#
4. _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}amar-utu _dumu_ a-ha-nu-ta
5. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}amar-utu _dumu_ ma-ni-um
6. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
7. _dumu_ {d}sze-rum-li-id
single ruling
blank space
8. _iti sze-sag10-ku5 u4 5(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ za-bu-um _lugal-e e2-babbar mu-un-du3-a_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sabium.08.12.05
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P315329
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315329

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	100.0 mm × 55.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number	MMUM —
Accession Number

References

primary: TJA, UMM G 3

[Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.
history: MCS 2, 77 no. 2

[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-11-07 at 10:48:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-10-15 at 06:24:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-10-10 at 04:06:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TJA UMM G 03 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315329.

TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry (No. P315329). (2006, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315329

TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315329 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2006TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 14},
	title = {TJA {UMM} {G} 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315329},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315329
LB  - CDLI:P315329
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315329
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TJA UMM G 03 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315329.

TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry (No. P315329). (2006, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315329

TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315329 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2006TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 14},
	title = {TJA {UMM} {G} 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315329},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315329
LB  - CDLI:P315329
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TJA UMM G 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315329
ER  -