CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 (P108403)

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 018050

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(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ninda kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku)# ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
5. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)
6. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
7. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
8. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi
10. ur-ki-gu-la engar
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6
12. a-sza3 durux(U3)-a-du10-ga
13. ur-nigar{gar} i3-dab5
14. 2(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
15. 1(gesz2) kur hi
16. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
column 2
1. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3)! GAN2
2. 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz)# 2(ban2)
3. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [...] 4(ban2)
4. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [x] 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
5. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz)# 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz)
6. sze-bi
7. lugal-sipa engar
8. GAN2-gu4 gu-u2-[gu]
9. 2(gesz2) 4(u)# [mer hi]
10. 1(gesz2) kur [hi]
11. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) [n GAN2 ki]
12. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2#
13. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 4(asz)
14. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)# 5(disz)
15. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) [...]
16. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3#
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi
2. lu2-{d}nin-sun2 engar
3. GAN2-gu4#
4. 3(gesz2) mer# hi#
5. 1(gesz2) kur hi
6. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
8. karadin3-bi 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sze 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>-ta i3 du10
9. sze-bi
10. inim ur-ba#-gara2# dumu ur-{d}suen#-ta
11. igi lu2-dingir-ra di-ku5-sze3
12. lu2-{d}nin-sun2 engar
13. GAN2-gu4 gu-u2-gu
column 2
1. ab-ba-kal-la i3-dab5
2. a-sza3 {d}ig-alim
3. igi un-sa6-ga
4. ugula ba-zi dumu na-silim
  1 line blank
5. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 22, BM 018050

    [King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 1.

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 108 9

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 152 n. 492 (rev. i 8)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018050
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0013

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 22, BM 018050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108403.
CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry (No. P108403). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108403 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108403 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 22, {BM} 018050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108403
LB  - CDLI:P108403
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108403
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 22, BM 018050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108403.
CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry (No. P108403). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108403 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108403 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 22, {BM} 018050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108403
LB  - CDLI:P108403
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 22, BM 018050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108403
ER  - 
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