BM 021359 (P206369)

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 021359

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
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. ba-zi dumu ga-a
3. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. 1(asz) ba-ga-a dumu la-la
5. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) szesz-kal-la
6. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) szesz-szesz
7. a-sza3 du11-ga-ni-zi
8. 3(asz) 4(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}suen
9. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
10. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
12. 1(u) 7(asz) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. 5(asz) i3-li2
14. 7(asz) ur-nig2
15. 6(asz) lu2-giri17-zal
16. 6(asz) a2-na-na
17. 9(asz) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
18. 6(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-bi
reverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) ur-gu-la dumu ga-ni
2. 2(u) 6(asz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
3. 3(asz) 3(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu sza3-la2-sud
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4. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) gur
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6. giri3 dub-sar-gu4-1(u)-ke4-ne

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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  • Museum No.: BM 021359
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0025

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021359 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206369.
BM 021359 artifact entry (No. P206369). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206369 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021359 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206369 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206369},
}

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