CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 (P108507)

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 012942

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
1. i7 du-du
  1 line erased
2. a-ra2 2(disz)-am3 in-du8
3. kun-zi-da i7-da szu ur3 a-da-na-a i3-dab5
4. a-bi i7 giri3-bi-nu-me-a-bi2-dab5
5. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du szabra-bi bar giri3-gen-na-bi nu
6. in-na-a-du11-ga-ke4-esz2# ki-ba bi2-in-sag3
7. ba-gi-in
8. a-sza3-a-ni ib2-szi-in-du8-a i7-bi kur2-ra-am3
9. inim ur-{d}en-gal-du-du-kam
10. i7 du-du ba-zi in-usz2 in-du8 a szu ur3-ra-bi u4 3(disz)-am3 in-na-gen
reverse
1. inim ba-zi-kam
2. a-sza3 {d}nin-a2-gal a szu ur3-ra i3-ib2-gal2
3. ur-tur szabra-bi nu-usz2 nu:ni-in-zu i3-du8
4. inim ur-tur-kam
5. tul2-ta na-ab-be2-a
6. kiszib3 ensi2 ur-{d}suen-ke4
7. ma-du-a u4 su3 tu-um su-gin7
8. a ga-ra-ab-szum2 in-na-du11
9. tul2-ta nu-ni-zu i7-da DU-bi i3-du8
10. inim tul2-ta-kam
11. i7 pirig-banda3-gin7-ke4 si ba-an-sa2
12. a-sza3 gi-dah-ha-ta a ba-ra-gur
13. inim ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-kam
14. ur-{d}suen dumu bu3-du-du sukkal-ka
15. ka-ga-na ba-an-gi-in

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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 7, pl. 18, BM 012942

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

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 337-338

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

  • citation: ASJ 22, p.279-301, p. 286

    [Wilcke2000si-sa2] Wilcke, Claus. 2000. “The Verb Si — Sa₂: A Diachronic List of Datable Occurrences Grouped According to the Number of Participants to the Action.” Acta Sumerologica 22: 279–301.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012942
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0033

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2020-10-23 at 05:33:39 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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. 18, BM 012942 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108507.
CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry (No. P108507). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108507 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108507 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 18, {BM} 012942 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108507},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108507
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M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 07, Pl. 18, BM 012942 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108507.
CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry (No. P108507). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108507 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108507 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 18, {BM} 012942 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108507
LB  - CDLI:P108507
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 18, BM 012942 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108507
ER  - 
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