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JCS 71, 026 01 (P316108)

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 014737

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of changes in the flocks of Ur-dun and Inim-∂Nin-gír-su during the months åu-numun and ezen ∂Ba-Ba6 and in the flock off Ur-dun during the months åe-gur10-kud and åe-íl-la. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) udu-gal
2. 4(disz) masz2-gal
3. e2 ur-dun-sze3
4. 1(u) udu 2(disz) masz2
5. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3
6. iti szu-numun-ta iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2
2. e2 ur-dun-sze3
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
4. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
blank space
5. ki a2-ni-ni dam-gar3-ta
6. kiszib3 lugal-tug2-mah
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-tug2-mah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

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 (Record of changes in the flocks of Ur-dun and Inim-∂Nin-gír-su during the months åu-numun and ezen ∂Ba-Ba6 and in the flock off Ur-dun during the months åe-gur10-kud and åe-íl-la. (CBT 1))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: JCS 71 (pp. 11-34), 026 01

[Notizia2019JCS71] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. “How to ‘Institutionalize’ a Household in Ur Iii Ĝirsu/Lagaš.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 71: 11–34. https://doi.org/10.1086/703851.
history: CBT 1, BM 14737

[Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014737
Accession No.: 1896-04-07, 0126

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.04.00, Šū-Suen.05.08.00, Šū-Suen.05.11.00, Šū-Suen.05.12.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.05.04.00 to Šū-Suen.05.12.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 07:26:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2020-11-01 at 07:11:37	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063547) (063547)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14737) (BM.14737)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-126) (W_1896-0407-126)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 71, 026 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316108.

JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (No. P316108). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Original work published 2006)

JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 71, 026 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316108.

JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (No. P316108). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Original work published 2006)

JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
}

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