CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 (P108502)

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 012945

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
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
3. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. gu2 i7 u3-sur
5. 8(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) gur
6. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma
7. 9(gesz2) 5(u) sze gur
8. tir-ba-bil2-la
9. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) la2 1(asz) gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gur
2. ma2-a si-ga dub-sag
3. ugu2 ba-zi ba-a-gar
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4. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
5. 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(ban2) gur
6. ma2-a si-ga egir
7. ba-zi
8. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. sze-numun
10. ur-{d}nansze e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
reverse
column 1
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. la2-ia3 7(gesz2) 3(u) ziz2 gur
3. 5(u) sze gur
4. i3-dub a-ba-al-la
5. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
  blank space
6. sze GAN2-gu4
7. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(gesz2) ki ba-zi-ta
9. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
10. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
11. 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) ki szesz-kal-la-ta
13. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) uru11{ki}-ta
14. ki sanga uru11{ki}-ta
  blank space
15. sze-numun
  blank space
column 2
1. kiszib3-bi nu-gid2
2. nig2-ka9-ak
3. du-du
  blank space
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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  • primary: CT 7, pl. 14, BM 012945

    [King1899CT7] King, Leonard W. 1899. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 7.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 143

    [Pettinato1976CT] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, IV: Collazioni a W. L. King, CT III - V - VII.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 141–44.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012945
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0036

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01 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 07, Pl. 14, BM 012945 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108502.
CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry (No. P108502). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108502 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108502 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 14, {BM} 012945 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108502},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108502
LB  - CDLI:P108502
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108502
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 07, Pl. 14, BM 012945 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108502.
CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry (No. P108502). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108502 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108502 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 14, {BM} 012945 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108502},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108502
LB  - CDLI:P108502
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 14, BM 012945 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108502
ER  - 
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