CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 (P108412)

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 018063

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) 3(u)# mer hi
2. 5(u) 3(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi
6. ur-{d}lamma engar
7. 7(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
8. 2(u) 3(disz) kur hi
9. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
11. sze-bi
column 2
1. ur-nig2 engar
2. GAN2-gu4 lu2-dingir-ra
3. ugula ur-gu-la
4. 7(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
5. 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
6. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
8. sze-bi
9. al-la engar
10. 6(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
11. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
reverse
column 1
1. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 4(iku) ki
2. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
3. sze-bi
4. szul-la engar
5. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
column 2
1. a-sza3 {d}nansze-gar-ra

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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. 31, BM 018063

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 154 18

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 018063
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0026

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 13:28:33 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. 31, BM 018063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108412.
CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry (No. P108412). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108412 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108412 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 31, {BM} 018063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108412},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108412
LB  - CDLI:P108412
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 31, BM 018063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108412.
CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry (No. P108412). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108412 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108412 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 31, {BM} 018063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108412},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108412
LB  - CDLI:P108412
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 31, BM 018063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108412
ER  - 
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