CM 26, 136 (P320486)

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 085060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Expenditure of garments for the bala at the place of the ensi of Umma; ∂Utu-ellat sukkal u4 Me-sukkal-ti§-åè ì-gin-na; nì-pi-lu-da (CBT 3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
2. {d}utu-illat sukkal u4 me-luh-ha!?{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na
3. sukkal-mah maszkim
4. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. i3-li2-dan muszen dab5-ba
6. a-hu-ni sukkal maszkim
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
8. nig2-pi-lu5-da-sze3
9. lu2-sukkal-an-ka
10. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
reverse
1. {d}utu-ba-ni lu2 lunga
2. lu2-kal-la sagi maszkim
  blank space
3. zi-ga bala u4 3(u) la2 2(disz@t)-kam
4. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
5. iti# {d}nin-a-zu
6. mu# [us2]-sa# e2 puzur4-isz-[{d}da]-gan# ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 58.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Expenditure of garments for the bala at the place of the ensi of Umma; ∂Utu-ellat sukkal u4 Me-sukkal-ti§-åè ì-gin-na; nì-pi-lu-da (CBT 3))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CM 26, 136

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 12

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    (catalogue)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 085060
  • Accession No.: 1899-01-16, 0098

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.04.28 (us2-us2 year) (Reichskalender)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:46 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-08-17 at 12:46:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 136 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320486.
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (No. P320486). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320486 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 136 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320486 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CM 26, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320486},
}


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