BM 021368 (P204055)

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 021368

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. 4(disz) ma-na lugal-ezem
2. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 4(disz) ma-na ur-e-sal-la
4. dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi-me
5. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}nansze
6. 4(disz) ma-na lu2-{d}en-ki
7. lu2-{d}dumu-zi i3-dab5
8. 4(disz) ma-na lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 4(disz) ma-na lu2-{d}dumu-zi
10. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
11. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}ba-ba6
12. 4(disz) ma-na {d}utu-me-lam2
13. 4(disz) ma-na nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
14. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}lamma
15. 4(disz) ma-na ab-ba-kal-la
16. dumu ur-mes-me
column 2
1. ur-ki-gu-la i3-dab5
2. 4(disz) ma-na ur-gu2-de3-na
3. 4(disz) ma-na nig2-{d}ba-ba6
4. 4(disz) ma-na dingir-sa6-ga
5. ur-mes i3-dab5
6. 4(disz) ma-na a-kal-la
7. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}ig-alim
8. dumu lugal-he2-gal2-me
9. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}dumu-zi
10. 4(disz) ma-na lu2-dingir-ra
11. a-a-kal-la i3-dab5
12. 1(disz) tug2 un-a-gi4
13. 4(disz) ma-na lugal-ezem
14. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
15. 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu geme2-{d}utu
16. ur-{d}lamma
17. lugal-ka-gi-na
18. lu2-{d}inanna
19. iri-na-bad3-bi
reverse
column 1
1. gu-du-du i3-dab5
2. libir-am3
3. 5(ban2) 4(disz) ma-na {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
4. dumu lugal-dub-gesz im-e tak4-a
5. 5(ban2) 4(disz) ma-na nimgir-ka-gi-na
6. im-e tak4-a dumu u2-szim-e
7. inim gu-du-du-ta
8. 5(ban2) 4(disz) ma-na ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. im-e tak4-a dumu gu3-de2-a
10. inim lu2-{d}dumu-zi-ta
11. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 2(u) 9(disz) gurusz 4(disz) ma-na-ta
2. szu-nigin2 1(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tug2-ta
3. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-<na>
4. tug2-bi 1(disz)
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5. tug2-ba siki-ba
6. bahar2-e-ne
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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 021368
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0034

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.08.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021368 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204055.
BM 021368 artifact entry (No. P204055). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204055 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021368 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204055 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204055},
}

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