BM 028828 (P204193)

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 028828

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of silver owed by several persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [n] gin2 la2 2(u) 7(disz) sze ku3 sag tuku
2. ki lu2-giri17-zal dumu na-mu-ta
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3. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-zu
4. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
5. ki lugal-an-na-ab-tum2-ta
6. 2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
7. ($ blank space $) 1/3(disz){sza} 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
8. giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba iri
9. 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ki {d}utu-bar-ra-ta
10. 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ki ur-{d}<nu>-musz-da-ta
11. 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
12. ($ blank space $) 1/3(disz){sza}
13. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
14. 3(disz) gin2 ki i3-li2-ta
15. giri3 ur-{gesz}gigir
16. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 5(disz) sze ki nig2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
17. giri3 ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-sa6-ga
reverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
2. giri3 nam-mah dumu me-nigin3
3. 2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
5. giri3 ur-ba-gara2 dumu ur-{d}en-sig-nun
6. 1/2(disz) ma-na la2-ia3 su-ga sze
7. ki nig2-u2-rum sanga uru11{ki}-ta
8. giri3 lu2-{d#}utu
  blank space
9. szu-nigin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 2(disz) sze ku3
  blank space
10. ku3# gid2-da
11. [iti] munu4-gu7
12. [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 028828
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 028828 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204193.
BM 028828 artifact entry (No. P204193). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204193 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028828 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204193 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028828 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204193},
}

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