Clevenstine diss. FMB 39.2 (P427641)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland

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Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland

Museum Number

FMB 39.2

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 du10-ga gesz-gal-gal
2. 4(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga {d}szara2 szim nu-tuku
3. erin-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. za-ba-lum-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
5. szu-ur2-me-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. ad2-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
7. gi-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
8. tam2-sze-lum-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
9. |SZIM×KUSZU2|-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
10. szim-hi-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
11. ar-ga-num2-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
12. NI-gi4-tum-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
13. en-HAR-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
14. szim-im-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
15. szim-GAN2-bi 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
16. sze-li-bi 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
17. szim gam-gam-ma-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
18. gu4-ku-ru-bi 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 2/3(disz) gin2
19. sag hirinx(KWU318)-na-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
20. kasz saga-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
21. bappir saga-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2
22. ba-ba munu4-bi 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
23. esza-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
24. zu2-lum-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
25. ga-muru13-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1/3(disz) gin2
reverse
1. {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
  blank space
2. 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 du10-ga-bi szim tur-tur
3. szim-hi-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. szim-im-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
5. en-HAR-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. szim-GAN2-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2
7. sze-li-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2
8. szim gam-gam-ma-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
9. gu4-ku-ru-bi 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2
10. kasz saga-bi 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2
11. bappir saga-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
12. ba-ba munu4-bi 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2
13. esza-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
14. zu2-lum-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
15. ga-muru13-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
16. {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
  blank space
17. nig2-ka9-ak# szim i3-a ra2-a
18. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szabra
19. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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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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  • primary: Clevenstine diss. FMB 39.2

    [Clevenstine2013diss] Clevenstine, Emmert. 2013. “A Third-Millennium Tablet Relating to Perfumed Oil in the Collection of the Fondation Martin Bodmer.” Mathesis, University of Geneva.

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  • Museum No.: FMB 39.2
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-04 at 09:22:08 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Clevenstine Diss. FMB 39.2 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P427641.
Clevenstine diss. FMB 39.2 artifact entry (No. P427641). (2011, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427641
Clevenstine diss. FMB 39.2 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427641 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
@misc{2011Clevenstine,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {dec 2},
	title = {Clevenstine diss. {FMB} 39.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427641},
}


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