CT 03, pl. 48-50, BM 021340 (P108475)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 021340

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
4. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
6. i3-dub e2-duru5-ka5-a-ta
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
9. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
11. ki ur-{d}suen dumu lu2-kal-la-ta
12. 1(u) 3(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar
13. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
15. ki a-tu-ta
16. 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
17. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
18. ki gu3-de2-a dumu ur-{d}utu-ta
19. 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur su-ga i-di3-a
20. ki ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7?-ta
21. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
22. ma2 lu2-{d}nanna-ta
23. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
column 2
1. ma2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
3. ma2 ab-ba-mu dumu ba-a-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
  blank space
5. 6(asz) 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
6. ma2 ab-ba-mu dumu ba-a-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
  blank space
8. ki lu2 mar-sa-ta
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
10. 3(ban2) kasz 4(ban2)
11. 3(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
12. sze bala-bi 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
13. 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga
14. 2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
15. kasz saga bala-bi 2/3(disz) sila3
16. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gaz
17. SZIM saga bala-bi 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
18. 6(disz) gin2 SZIM saga diri
19. sza3 lahtan2-bi 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
20. 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
21. sze bala-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
22. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du
23. sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
column 3
1. sa2-du11 la2 lugal
2. iti-de3 la2-a u4 1(disz)-kam#
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3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) SZIM# gur
7. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
8. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga gur
9. 1(asz) dabin kasz saga gur
10. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 kasz du gur
11. 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du gur
12. 1(u) 1(asz) dabin kasz du gur
13. 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gaz gur
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 SZIM saga diri gur
15. 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
16. 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
17. na-ap-ta2-num2 u3 zi-ga nig2-diri
column 4
1. iti szu-[numun]
2. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
3. 1(u) 2(asz) kasz dida du gur
4. aga3-us2-e ha-la-a
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. 8(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga gur
7. 1(barig) SZIM saga
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ba-ba munu4
9. i3-ra2-ra2-me
  blank space
10. zi-ga lugal
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-nig2
12. u3 lugal-a2-zi-da dumu nibru{ki}
13. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga
14. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
15. 8(asz) kasz dida du gur
16. kasz nig2-buru14
17. 5(u) 4(asz) sze gur
18. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-sa6-ga
19. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
20. la2-ia3 su-ga
21. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
22. szu ba-ti
column 5
1. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) gur
3. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
4. sze bala-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
5. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
6. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga gur
7. kasz saga bala-bi 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. szunigin 1(asz) dabin kasz saga gur
9. szunigin 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gaz gur
10. SZIM saga bala-bi 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
11. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 SZIM saga gur
12. sza3 lahtan2-bi 2(asz) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 gur
13. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
14. sze bala-bi 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 gur
15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 kasz du gur
16. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du gur
17. kasz du bala-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
18. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) dabin kasz du gur
19. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 gur
column 6
1. zi-ga lugal
2. szunigin# 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga
3. sze# bala-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
5. szunigin 8(asz) kasz dida du gur
6. kasz du bala-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. szunigin# 5(u) 4(asz) sze gur
8. lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-sa6-ga
9. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
11. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
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12. szunigin2 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 gur
13. zi-ga
14. la2-ia3 9(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) la2 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
  blank space
15. nig2-ka9-ak kasz
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-tur-tur
17. iti szu-numun-ta
18. iti munu4-gu7-sze3
19. iti 2(disz)-kam
20. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
21. ur-{d}lamma
22. ensi2
23. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 3, pl. 48-50, BM 021340

    [King1898CT3] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 3.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021340
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0006

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.04.00, Šulgi.46.05.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-06-25 at 10:17:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 03, Pl. 48-50, BM 021340 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108475.
CT 03, pl. 48-50, BM 021340 artifact entry (No. P108475). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108475 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 48-50, BM 021340 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108475 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 48-50, {BM} 021340 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108475},
}

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