CT 09, pl. 42, BM 018425 (P108596)

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 018425

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(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum sze mu ki-masz{ki}
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3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 sze-bi 2(asz) gur lugal
5. e2-an-ne2 gudu4
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) gur
7. ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
10. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. {d}utu-mu
12. 2(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
column 2
1. en-me-te-na
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 4(asz) gur
3. lu2-{d}utu dumu lugal-u3-ma
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
5. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-giri17-zal
6. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
7. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-tesz2
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. nig2-du7 dumu ha-ba-zi-zi
10. 3(iku) GAN2 3(barig)
11. ur-{gesz}gigir sa12-du5
reverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 8(asz) gur
2. a-ga dumu lugal-im-ru-a
3. 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 4(barig) gur
4. da-da dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
6. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7. u3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. gu-za-la2-me
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 5(ban2) gur
10. szuku gal2-la-ta
11. szuku-sze3 ba-zi
12. ur-sa6-ga-mu sza13-dub-ba maszkim
13. zi-ga
14. la2-ia3 8(asz) gur 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
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1. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu {d}utu-mu
3. e2 uru11{ki}
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

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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  • primary: CT 9, pl. 42, BM 018425

    [King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018425
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0083

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (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
2015-03-13 at 12:42:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:03 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 09, Pl. 42, BM 018425 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108596.
CT 09, pl. 42, BM 018425 artifact entry (No. P108596). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108596 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 42, BM 018425 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108596 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108596},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108596},
}

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