BM 021349 (P204317)

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 021349

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. 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3
2. ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
3. 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3
4. ki ur-ab-ba lu2-kas4-ta
5. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 4(disz) sze ku3
6. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
7. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
8. ki lu2-mar-sa-ta
9. 8(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3
10. ki a-ab-ba-ta
11. 8(disz) gin2 ku3
12. ki {d}inanna-ka muszen-du3-ta
13. 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
14. igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
15. ki ma-ni-ta
16. 5(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi-ta
  rest broken
column 2
1. 5(disz) gin2 ki nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba-ta
2. 1(u) gin2 ki szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-a2-zi-da-ta
3. 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3
4. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ulu3-di-ta
5. 5(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) la2 3(disz) sze ku3
6. ki ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 eresz-dingir-ta
7. 1(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 7(disz) sze ku3
8. ki ur-{d}en-gal-du-du-ta
9. 7(disz) gin2 la2 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3
10. ki lu2-{d}nanna-ta
11. 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 la2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
12. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
13. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) [sze ...]
14. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 [dumu] ba-zi-[ta]
15. 2/3(disz) ma-na lu2#-{d}nin-mar[{ki}-ka]
16. 2/3(disz) ma-[na ...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. giri3 [...]
3. ki ur-ab-ba
4. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. 8(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
7. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
8. 2/3(disz){sza} la2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3
9. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
10. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. szu-nigin2 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) sze ku3
13. szu-nigin2 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
16. kiszib3-bi 1(u) 2(disz)-am3
17. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
18. 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 1(disz) sze ku3
column 2
1. kiszib3 ensi2 [...]
2. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. dumu i3-kal-la
5. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
6. szu-nigin2 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3
7. zi-ga
8. 8(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) la2 4(disz) sze ku3
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. nig2-gal2-la
11. nig2-ka9 ak na4 DU-a
12. ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
13. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e
14. ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021349
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0015

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021349 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204317.
BM 021349 artifact entry (No. P204317). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204317 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021349 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204317 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021349 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204317},
}


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