CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 (P108418)

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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British Museum, London, UK

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BM 019042

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. 3(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
2. 5(u) 4(disz) kur 1(gesz2) 4(disz)
3. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi nam-erim2
6. ur3-re-ba-du7 engar
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
8. 2(u) 4(disz) kur 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
9. 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 usz-gid2-da
11. 1(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
12. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) kur 5(u) 6(disz)
13. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) ki
14. a-sza3 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15. a-gar3 tur
16. sze-bi nam
17. lugal-za3-ge-si engar
18. 3(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
19. 2(u) 4(disz) kur 2(u) 6(disz)
20. 5(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
21. a-sza3 3(bur3) GAN2
22. usz-gid2-da
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) kur 1(gesz2) 1(u)
3. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. a-gar3 tur
6. sze-bi nam
7. ab-ba-kal-la engar
8. a-sza3 {d}nin-sun2
9. 2(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) gur sze-bi
10. mu10!-us2-sa ma2-lah5-e-ne igi un-sa6-ga{ki}
11. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. lu2-{d}nin-sun2 engar
13. a-sza3 {d}ig-alim
14. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-mu i3-dab5
15. 4(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
16. 4(u) 1/2(disz) kur 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
17. 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) ki
18. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
19. sze-bi nam
20. lu2-{d}nin-szubur engar
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) kur hi
3. 5(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi nam
6. kal-la engar
7. GAN2-gu4 gi-na
8. 4(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
9. 4(u) kur 3(u) 6(disz)
10. 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
11. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
12. sze-bi nam
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
14. GAN2-gu4 lu2-i5-mar-sa6-ga
15. a-sza3 suhur#
16. 2(gesz2) 2(u) [mer] hi#!
17. 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kur! 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)
18. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
column 2
1. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 kam-kam
2. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2
3. sze-bi nam
4. ur-gu engar
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) kur hi
7. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar 2(esze3) 3(iku) ki
8. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
9. sze-bi nam
10. ur-{d}ig-alim engar
11. GAN2-gu4 lu2-i5-mar-sa6-ga
12. gu4 {d}inanna
13. 2(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
14. 1(gesz2) 3(u) kur hi
15. 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) ki
16. a-sza3 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
17. sze-bi nam
18. gesz-a-ni engar
19. gu4 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
20. a-sza3 {d}inanna
21. 3(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
22. 2(u) 8(disz) kur hi
23. 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 3(iku) ki
24. a-sza3 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
25. sze-bi nam
26. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
27. ur-mes engar
column 3
1. a-sza3 {d}pi-li-ha
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
3. 1(gesz2)#! kur hi
4. 1(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
5. a-sza3 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
6. sze-bi nam
7. lugal-ab-ba engar
8. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nin-pirig
9. a-sza3 lugal-si4
10. <GAN2>-gu4 uru11{ki}
11. ab-ba-kal-la i3-dab5
12. ugula ba-zi dumu na-silim
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13. giri3 ur-mes dub-sar
14. mu en-nu-ne2-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun

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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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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 38-39, BM 019042

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 108 22

    [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 019042
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0020

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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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 13:39:11 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 14:11:28 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. 38-39, BM 019042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108418.
CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry (No. P108418). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108418 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108418 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 38-39, {BM} 019042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108418
LB  - CDLI:P108418
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108418
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 38-39, BM 019042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108418.
CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry (No. P108418). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108418 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108418 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 38-39, {BM} 019042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108418
LB  - CDLI:P108418
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 38-39, BM 019042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108418
ER  -
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