CT 07, pl. 16, BM 017765 (P108504)

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 017765

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) i3-gesz gur lugal
2. 2(ban2) zu2-lum nig2-giri3-lam ba-a-si
3. na-gu-u2-du nar
4. giri3 szu-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. {d}lugal-kur-dub2 ka du8-ha
7. giri3 ur-dun dumu iszib
  blank space
8. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
9. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. |SAGxSIG7| igi e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 ba-ak
11. ur-dun dumu iszib szu ba-ti
12. giri3 du-du dumu lugal-me3
13. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
14. 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
15. nig2-siskur2-ra ki-sar a-sza3 u2-szim-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
16. iti szu-numun
column 2
1. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
2. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur#?
3. puzur4-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
5. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. nig2-siskur2-ra apin du3-a a-sza3 gir2-nun
7. giri3 lugal-ni-mah
8. lu2 e2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 1(barig) zu2-lum
10. {d}nin-gir2-su
11. u3 {d}ba-ba6
12. 1(ban2) {d}lugal-ba-gara2
13. 1(ban2) {d}nansze
14. 1(ban2) {d}nin-dar-a
15. 1(ban2) {d}dumu-zi
16. 2(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}
17. sza3-ge ku-ru-a lugal
18. giri3 dal-ha-ni sagi
  blank space
19. iti munu4-gu7
20. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
21. szu-{d}iszkur tibira alan# {d#}amar#-{d#}suen# dim2#-ma
reverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. lugal-zi3-da-x
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3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. 1(ban2) zu2-lum
5. nig2-siskur2-ra {d}ti-ra-asz2-sze3
6. giri3 ur-e2-ninnu dumu gu3-de2-a-ha-ma-ti
7. 2(ban2) zu2-lum
8. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su min-a-bi
9. 3(ban2) e2 {d}ba-ba6 3(disz)-a-bi
10. nig2-siskur2-ra lugal
11. giri3 {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal sagi
12. 5(ban2) zu2-lum
13. ninda i3 de2-a
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
15. zi3 i3-ak
16. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
17. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 had2
18. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
19. 1(u) 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 3(disz) kusz3
20. szuku sag se3-ga-bi 1(u) 3(disz)-am3
21. 7(disz) {gesz}pesz3 3(disz) kusz3
22. 7(disz) {gesz}haszhur 3(disz) kusz3
23. 2(disz) szu4-gan gid2 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
column 2
1. si ab2 ba-gara2 ba-a-la2
2. e2-ta izi la2-a
3. sza3 iri-ku3-ga
4. lugal-ki-gal-la maszkim
5. 3(ban2) i3-gesz
6. geme2 kikken2 {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba ba-ab-szesz4
7. sza3 nibru{ki}
8. ur-mes szabra maszkim
9. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur#
10. ur-mes unu3
11. ur-{d}lamma dumu bahar2 maszkim
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12. szunigin 2(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz gur
13. szunigin 3(asz) 1(ban2) zu2-lum gur
14. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 had2
15. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
16. szunigin 2(u) {gesz}pesz3 3(disz) kusz3
17. szunigin 7(disz) {gesz}haszhur 3(disz) kusz3
18. zi-ga didli sza3 {kusz}du10-gan-na
19. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
20. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
21. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 7, pl. 16, BM 017765

    [King1899CT7] King, Leonard W. 1899. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 7.

  • 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 017765
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0025

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.02.00, Amar-Suen.01.04.00, Amar-Suen.01.05.00, Amar-Suen.01.07.00, Amar-Suen.01.08.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-05 at 11:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:50 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
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01 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 07, Pl. 16, BM 017765 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108504.
CT 07, pl. 16, BM 017765 artifact entry (No. P108504). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108504 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 16, BM 017765 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108504 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 16, {BM} 017765 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108504},
}

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