JRAS 1939, 32 (P112351)

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 106064

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

145.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. si-i3-tum
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
5. 5(asz) gu2 siki mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
7. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
8. 7(asz) gu2 siki
9. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
10. ki ensi2-ka-ta
11. 1(gesz2) 3(u) zu2-lum gur
12. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na
13. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
14. ($ blank space $) ma-na siki
15. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze
16. sa10-am3 ku-mul
17. szunigin 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
column 2
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2? E2-A
4. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
5. nig2-dab5 tu-ru-hu-um
6. 2(asz) gu2 im-babbar2
7. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
8. 2(barig) naga si-e3
9. ku3-bi 2(u) 4(disz) sze
10. nig2-dab5 du5 lugal
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lal3 saga
12. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
13. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
14. 1(barig) esir2? E2-A
15. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
16. kiszib3 dingir-bu3-zi
17. 3(ban2) sze ku3-bi 2(u) sze
18. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
19. hu-li-bar
20. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
21. 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 ku-mul
22. ku3-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze
23. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
24. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
25. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
26. kiszib3 a-du
27. 1(ban2) esir2? E2-A
28. ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sze
column 3
1. kiszib3 a-gu
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) naga ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sze
3. 1(u) ma-na im-babbar2 ku3-<bi> 1(disz) sze
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
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5. zi-ga bala-a
6. 3(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze
8. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
9. 3(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 gur
10. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 had2
13. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
14. 3(barig) {gesz}haszhur had2
15. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
16. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
17. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lal3
19. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
20. 4(ban2) gu2-gal
21. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
22. 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2
23. ku3-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
24. nig2-dab5 du6-ku3
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
3. lu2-kal-la szu ba-ti
4. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3
5. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
6. lu2-kal-la
7. szunigin 2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
8. zi-ga-am3
9. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10. nig2-ka9-ak szesz-kal-la dam-gar3
11. iti pa4-u2-e
12. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 145.0 high × 94.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Fish, Thomas. 1939. [JRAS 1939, 32 (Fish1939-19738)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Englund, Robert K., BBVO 10 (1990) 034 n. 115 (441128)]

    citation

  • N.d. [Fish, BJRL 22, 167 (1561734)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106064
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0896

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00, Amar-Suen.06.11.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. CDLI CDLI approved
2015-03-13 at 12:43:57 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:22 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:26 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Santoïemma, Loïc; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Aupperle, Eric; Freedman, Sally M.; Lafont, Bertrand; Guidi, Carlo; Hilgert, Markus; Molina, Manuel; Heinle, Michael; Jones, Jillian; Dahl, Jacob L.; Cripps, Eric L.; Guerra, Dylan; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Reid, Nicholas; Galador, Louis; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“JRAS 1939, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112351.

JRAS 1939, 32 artifact entry (No. P112351). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112351 (Original work published 2001)

JRAS 1939, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112351 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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