BM 021418 (P207642)

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 021418

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(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}da-mu
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-re-ba-du7
3. 1(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-sa6-ga
4. ga2-nun-da tusz-a-me
5. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. 2(disz) sila3 an-na-hi-li
7. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-kal-la
8. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
9. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
11. lu2 sa-bar-re dab5-ba-me
12. giri3 lu2-{d}suen
13. 2(disz) sila3 a2-na-kam erin2
14. 2(disz) sila3 al-la erin2
15. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-du
16. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
17. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-dingir-ra
18. dumu sipa ansze-kunga2-me
19. 2(disz) sila3 u2-szim-e
20. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(disz) sila3 nimgir-di-ne
3. giri3 ur-gu2-en-na
4. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sza-il-tum
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ad-mu#-a
6. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 da-ri2-sza
7. 1(disz) sila3 sza-lim-me
8. mar-tu munus-me
9. 4(ban2) ninda lu2-hu-bu7{bu} szu ba-ti
10. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
11. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su <e2> udu
12. 1(disz) ad3 udu i#-mi-{d}suen dumu lugal
13. giri3 ur-gu2-na!?
14. 5(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-hu-bu7{bu}
15. giri3 ur-nig2 aga3-us2
16. zi-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
17. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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 021418
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0084

  • 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
2023-05-26 at 13:31:55 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 021418 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207642.
BM 021418 artifact entry (No. P207642). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207642 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021418 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207642 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207642},
}

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