CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 (P108535)

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 018394

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
1. 3(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
3. 2(disz) gu4 1(disz@t)
4. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
5. 1(disz) nu gu4-gesz ki gesz-i3
6. 1(disz) ansze su-ga engar
7. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
8. 2(disz) gu4-gesz 1(disz) gu4-gesz ki gesz-i3
9. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz) dur3 su-ga engar
10. lugal-da-ba-an
11. 1(disz) gu4-gesz 1(disz) gu4-gesz ki gesz-i3
12. 1(disz) ab2-gesz su-ga nu-banda3-gu4
13. na-ba-sa6
14. 3(disz) gu4-gesz 1(disz) gu4-gesz ki gesz-i3
15. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 su-ga nu-banda3-gu4
16. ur-mes dumu gu2-gil
17. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
18. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-ga nu-banda3-gu4
19. ur-{d}utu
reverse
1. ugula lugal-me3
2. 2(disz) ab2-mah2 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
4. 1(disz) ab2 1(disz@t) 1(disz) gu4 1(disz)
5. 1(disz) nu gu4-gesz ki gesz-i3
6. 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-ga engar
7. ma2-gur8-re engar
8. 2(disz) gu4-gesz su-ga nu-banda3-gu4
9. ur-mes dumu ur-dub
10. ugula lugal-sza3-la2
blank space
11. gu4 apin dab-ba
12. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
13. ugula szesz-kal-la
left
1. sza3 a-sza3 la-za-wi
2. mu us2-sa {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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 7, pl. 32, BM 018394

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 018394
Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0052

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2015-08-04 at 18:32:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 09:57:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000214) (000214)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18394) (BM.18394)
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (1833) (1833)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-0329-52) (W_1895-0329-52)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 07, Pl. 32, BM 018394 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108535.

CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 artifact entry (No. P108535). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108535 (Original work published 2001)

CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108535 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 32, {BM} 018394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108535},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 07, Pl. 32, BM 018394 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108535.

CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 artifact entry (No. P108535). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108535 (Original work published 2001)

CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108535 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 32, {BM} 018394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108535},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108535
LB  - CDLI:P108535
M1  - 2026/2/27/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 32, BM 018394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108535
ER  -