BM 106125 (P209266)

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 106125

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 957 messenger)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  about 5 lines missing
1'. [...]-x#-du10
2'. [...]-x#-(x)
3'. [...]-x#-NE
4'. [...]-x#-u2-gu
5'. [...] ur#-{d}suen
6'. 1(u) 2(disz)# [x] ur#-sa6-ga
7'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 lu2-kal-la
  blank space
8'. ugula i7-pa-e3
9'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda ba-sa6
10'. 1(disz) ninda ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
11'. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 lu2-dingir-ra
12'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13'. 4(disz) kusz3 ad-da
14'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}nin-sun2
15'. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal-gu2-en-e?
16'. 4(disz) kusz3 szu-ma-am3
17'. 4(disz) kusz3 lu2-{d}inanna
18'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}utu
column 2
  about 5 lines missing
1'. ugula x#-[...]
2'. 1(disz) ninda [...]
3'. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3# [...]
4'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda# [...]
5'. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal#-[...]
6'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-nigar#?[{gar}]
7'. 4(disz) kusz3 lu2-i3-zu#
8'. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal-nesag2-e
9'. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal-an-ne2
10'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-gu2-de3-na
11'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 ur-nigar{gar} x#-na
12'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 ab-ba-gi-na
  blank space
13'. ugula lugal-nesag2-e
14'. 2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 lugal-e2-mah-e
15'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) <kusz3> lu2-{d}er3-ra
16'. 4(disz) kusz3 ha-an-da
17'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}MUNUS-DA?
18'. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}x#
19'. 4(disz) kusz3 ki-lul-la#
20'. 4(disz) kusz3 inim-ma-ni-zi
reverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) kusz3 ku5-da
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <kusz3> lu2-{d}nin-ur4-[ra]
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <kusz3> ur-e11-e
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}a-szar2
6. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 lu2-eb-gal
  blank space
7. ugula lugal-e2-mah-e
8. 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 lugal-ukken-ne2
9. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 szesz-kal-la
10. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 gesz-a-ni
11. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
12. 4(disz) kusz3 a-ab-ba-bi
13. 4(disz) kusz3 nig2-du7-pa-e3
14. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d}nun-[gal]
15. 4(disz) kusz3 lugal-x#-[...]
16. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-{d#}[...]
  blank space
  about 3 lines missing
column 2
1. 4(disz)# kusz3 inim-ma-ni-zi
2. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-e2-mah-e
3. 4(disz) kusz3 ur-sukkal
4. 4(disz) kusz3 ha-ti
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 pesz2
6. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 lugal-tar
7. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 a-tu
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 ku-li
10. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
11. <ugula> da-du-mu
12. 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3
13. lugal-ku3-zu
14. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 ur-ab-ba-sig5#
15. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) <kusz3> lugal-ku3-zu
16. 4(disz) <kusz3> lu2-dingir-ra
17. 5(disz)# 1/2(disz) kusz3 da-a-ga
18. [n]+2(disz) kusz3 lugal-dub-la2
19. [n] kusz3# lugal-nig2-lagar-[e]
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106125
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-08 at 14:11:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2022-02-18 at 19:07:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-10-27 at 14:07:45 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 106125 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209266.
BM 106125 artifact entry (No. P209266). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209266 (Original work published 2002)
BM 106125 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209266 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 106125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209266},
}


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