CT 05, pl. 44-46, BM 018358 (P108489)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018358

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. 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
3. mu us2-sa mu <us2>-sa-a-bi
4. 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
6. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
  blank space
8. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
9. 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
  blank space
11. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
12. 4(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) gur
13. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
column 2
1. [...] mu si-mu-ur4-ru#-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
2. 4(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
3. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
  blank space
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza-ta
6. 1(disz) du11-ga szesz-a-ni
7. iti 1(gesz2) 2(disz)-sze3
8. a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
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9. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
10. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
column 3
1. [...]
2. x [...]
3. di?-[...]
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2)
5. u4-da IL2
6. 1(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
7. nig2-iti-da
8. sa2-du11 ki-a-nag nin-dingir-ra
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2)
10. u4-da IL2
11. sa2-du11 ki-a-nag sza3-ba-na-sig szabra
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12. kasz 3(ban2)-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
13. sze munu4!(NUMUN)-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. a2-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse?
column 1
1. iti 1(disz)-kam
2. iti 3(u) 1(disz)-sze3
3. 2(disz) dug 3(ban2) gur
4. a2-bi 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. sze munu4!(NUMUN) 1(asz) gur
6. nig2-ezem-ma
7. mu 5(disz)-kam
  blank space
8. szunigin sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. szunigin a2-bi 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. zi-ga
11. diri 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. diri 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
2. 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-e tak4-a
  blank space
4. la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. du11-ga lu2 lunga
3. iti GAN2-masz
4. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz:{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi-ta
5. iti sze-il2-la
6. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul-sze3
7. iti 1(gesz2) 2(disz)-kam
8. iti diri 2(disz)-am3 sza3#-ba i3-gal2

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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: CT 5, 44-46, BM 018358

    [King1898CT5] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 5.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 143

    [Pettinato1976CT] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, IV: Collazioni a W. L. King, CT III - V - VII.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 141–44.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018358
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0016

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.01.00, Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.43.00.00, Šulgi.44.00.00, Šulgi.45.12.00 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:45 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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20111023 englund: final lines (account) of 62 months, therein 2 extra months

Cite this Artifact
“CT 05, Pl. 44-46, BM 018358 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108489.
CT 05, pl. 44-46, BM 018358 artifact entry (No. P108489). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108489 (Original work published 2001)
CT 05, pl. 44-46, BM 018358 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108489 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 05, pl. 44-46, {BM} 018358 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108489},
}


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