CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 (P108574)

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 019031

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. 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
3. ki nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba-ta
4. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) la2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
5. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
6. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
7. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? ku3
8. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)
9. ki nig2-u2-rum dumu ki-tusz-lu2-ta
10. 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
11. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)
12. ki i3-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma-ta
13. 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze ku3
14. ki a-ab-ba-ta
15. 2/3(disz){sza} 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
16. ki lugal-mudra5-ta
column 2
1. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 3(disz) sze ku3
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi
5. u3 i3-kal-la
6. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)?
7. kiszib3 ba-zi dumu szesz-szesz
8. u3 i3-kal-la
9. 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
10. ki nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba-ta
11. 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 la2 3(disz) sze
12. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
13. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
14. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 1(disz) sze ku3
15. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
16. 1/3(disz){sza} 6(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze
17. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. ki nig2-u2-rum gu-za-la2-ta
2. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3
3. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. dumu i3-kal-la
5. 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2
6. ki dam-gar3-ne-ta
7. 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2
8. ba-zi dumu na-silim
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column 2
  blank space
1. ku3 nig2-ka9-ta szu su-ba
  1 line blank
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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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 9, pl. 20, BM 019031

    [King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 9.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 79-92), 91, 12

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent1] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 79–92.

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  • Museum No.: BM 019031
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0009

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:33:55 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02 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 09, Pl. 20, BM 019031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108574.
CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry (No. P108574). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108574 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108574 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 20, {BM} 019031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108574},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P108574
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 20, BM 019031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108574.
CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry (No. P108574). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108574 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108574 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 20, {BM} 019031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108574},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108574
LB  - CDLI:P108574
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 20, BM 019031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108574
ER  - 
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