CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 (P108407)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018054

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) gur lugal
6. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 5(ban2) gur lugal
7. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur lugal
8. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur lugal
9. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur lugal
10. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur lugal
11. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
12. sze-bi
13. ug3-IL2 engar
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
3. GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
9. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
11. lu2-e2-a engar
12. GAN2-gu4 {d}utu-si-sa2!(KI)
13. lu2-ma2-gur8-ra dub-sar gu4 1(u)
reverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 7(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
8. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
9. 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
11. ARAD2-dingir-ra engar
12. GAN2-gu4 lu2-har-sa-ra
column 2
1. du11-ga-ni-zi dub-sar gu4 1(u)
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah i3-dab5
  1 line blank
3. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
4. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
  1 line blank
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108407

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018054
Accession Number 1894-10-16, 0017

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000055
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18054
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1016-17

References

  • primary: CT 1, pl. 26, BM 018054

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 128 13

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:51:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:27:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:15:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-20 at 17:00:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 26, BM 018054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108407.
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (No. P108407). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 26, {BM} 018054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 26, BM 018054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108407.
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (No. P108407). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 26, {BM} 018054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108407
LB  - CDLI:P108407
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108407
ER  -
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