BM 019982 (P206295)

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 019982

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. [...]-la
2. [...]-gi
3. [...]-im
4. [...]-e tul2-a
5. {d}ba-ba6 ARAD2 ur-{d}lamma
6. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. [x] {gesz}gigir
8. ($ blank space $) dumu-ni-me
9. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma 8(gesz2)
10. ($ blank space $) 7(disz)
11. al-la aszgab
12. ur-{d}lamma
13. lugal-sa6-ga
14. ($ blank space $) dumu-ni-me
column 2
1. [...]-zu
2. [...]-{d}nin-szubur
3. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 4(disz)
4. [lu2]-bala-sa6-ga i3-dab5
5. 1/2(disz@c) ur-mes
6. dumu ur-{d}isztaran PA.URU
7. ur-{d}nansze i3-dab5
8. usz2 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 1(asz@c) ur2-nig2-du10 dumu-ni
10. 1(asz) lu2-{d}utu
column 3
1. dumu [...]
2. 1(asz@c) lu2-[...]
3. dumu ur-[...]-ra-si
4. 1(asz) ur-{d}lamma
5. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
6. dumu-ni-me
7. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da 2(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz)
8. 1(asz@c) du-du na-gada
9. dumu ur-an-si4-an-na
10. 1(asz@c) ur-a2-dam szesz-a-ni
11. ugula du-du 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz)
12. szu al-la
13. dumu ur-{d}da-mu
14. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da na-gada
15. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
16. 1(asz) AB inim-ma-an-ni-zi
17. dumu-ni-me
18. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)
19. 1(asz@c) i3-ra2-ra2 na-gada
reverse
column 1
1. dumu lugal-[...]
2. 1(asz) lu2-dingir-ra
3. 1(disz) ab-ba-sa6-ga
4. dumu-ni-me
5. 1(asz@c) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
6. dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
7. ugula i3-ra2-ra2 2(gesz2) 2(disz)
8. 1(asz@c) tul2-ta na-gada
9. 1(disz) lu2-inim-mar-sa6-ga
10. dumu-ni
11. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
13. ugula tul2-ta 2(gesz2) 3(disz)
14. i3-ra2-ra2 i3-dab5
15. 1(asz@c) lu2-me-lam2 na-gada
16. 1(asz) ab-ba-du10-ga
17. 1(disz) lugal-AMAR-da
18. dumu-ni-me
19. szu lu2-{d}utu
20. 1(asz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
21. [1(asz)] lu2-inim-mar-sa6-ga
column 2
1. 1(asz) ur-nig2
2. 1(asz) en-u2-szim-ma
3. dumu-ni-me
4. ugula {d}nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6 2(u) 1(disz)
5. szu ur-dingir-ra
6. dumu ur-ma-ba
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. 1(asz@c) lu2-usz-gi-na
9. 1(asz) AB ur-{d}ig-alim
10. dumu-ni-me
11. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 2(gesz2) 3(u)
12. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 i3-dab5
13. [x]-{d}ba-ba6 na-gada
14. [...]-ga
column 3
1. 1(asz) ur-{d}nansze
2. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
3. dumu-ni-me
4. ugula ur-ab-ba 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)
5. he2-ti i3-dab5
6. 1(disz) dingir-ra
7. [x] {d}utu-di-ne
8. [x] lu2-dingir-ra
9. [x] an-ne2-ba-ab-du7
10. dumu-ni-me

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 019982
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0022

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2023-05-05 at 17:43:07 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand 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 13:29:18 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 019982 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206295.
BM 019982 artifact entry (No. P206295). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206295 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019982 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206295 (Accessed: May 8, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019982 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206295},
}


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