BM 021365 (P206372)

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 021365

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(disz) {gesz}u2-bil
2. lu2-{d}ha-ia3
3. 2(disz) gesz eme rin
4. an-dul3 szu-ku6
5. 5(disz) {gesz}ka-gul
6. 3(disz) gesz u2 izi
7. ur-kun
8. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz u2 izi
9. 2(disz) gesz e2-da
10. e2-ri-a-ta
11. 1(disz) gesz eme rin
12. 4(disz) gesz u2 izi
13. 1(disz) gesz gal
14. szul-la
15. 1(disz) gesz ka gul
16. 2(disz) {d}nin-ku3-nun
column 2
1. 1(disz) gesz e2-da
2. 5(disz) gesz pa
3. a-gu
4. 1(disz) gesz gal
5. 4(disz) gesz u2 izi
6. lugal-igi-mah-zi
7. 3(disz) gesz u2 izi
8. na-ba-sa6
9. 4(disz) gesz u2 izi
10. e2-ri-a-ta
11. 1(disz) gesz eme rin
12. ur-sag-ub3{ki}
13. 4(disz) gesz ab-ba
14. ki-ri-ta
15. 6(disz) gesz u2 izi
16. e2-ri-a-ta
17. 2(disz) gesz pa
reverse
column 1
1. a-ba-ni-si3-da
2. 1(disz) gesz ka-a-[...]
3. lu2-ne-ne
4. 4(disz) gesz ka-[...]
5. ur-nig2 [...]
6. 1(disz) gesz ka-[...]
7. da-ga
8. 1(disz) gesz eme rin
9. e2-ri-a-ta
10. 2(disz) gesz eme rin
11. ur-mes e2 {d}nanna
12. 5(disz) gesz ab-su PA-GE23
13. e2-ri-a-ta
column 2
  blank space
1. [...] gesz du8 kesz2-de
2. ($ blank space $) SAR

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 021365
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0031

  • 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
2023-05-19 at 10:06:19 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 13:31:40 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 021365 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206372.
BM 021365 artifact entry (No. P206372). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206372 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021365 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206372 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021365 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206372},
}

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