CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 (P108402)

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 018049

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
column 1
1. [2(gesz2) 2(u) <ninda>] mer# hi
2. 5(u) 7(disz) kur hi
3. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2
5. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
7. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
8. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
9. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
11. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 su3
12. sze-bi
13. lu2-ni-mu-zu engar
14. 3(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
15. 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
16. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
17. a-sza3 6(bur3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
column 2
1. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
2. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
3. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2)
4. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
5. 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 1(barig)
6. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ki-sar
7. 2(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze-bi
9. gi-na-a engar
10. GAN2-gu4 a-tu
11. ugula ur-gu-la
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
13. 1(gesz2) 3(u) kur hi
14. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 4(iku) ki
15. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
16. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 5(ban2)
17. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
18. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
2. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2)
3. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
4. sze-bi
5. ha-ma-zi-zi engar
6. GAN2 ba-sa6-ga
7. 4(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
8. 4(u) 1(disz) kur hi
9. 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
11. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
12. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
13. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2)
14. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
15. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
16. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
17. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
18. sze#-bi#
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-ki engar
2. GAN2-gu4 usz-ki-du10
3. 4(gesz2) mer hi
4. 4(u) 3(disz) kur hi
5. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
6. a-sza3 6(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
7. sze-bi
8. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) kur hi
11. 3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
12. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
13. sze-bi
14. ur-{d}al-la engar
15. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
16. ugula# [ur]-szu-ga#-lam-ma
17. [...] x x x
18. [...]

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)

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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 1, pl. 21, BM 018049

[King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Texts in the British Museum.
history: AnOr 45, p. 102 8

[Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 018049
Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0012

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-07-22 at 13:28:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000050) (000050)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18049) (BM.18049)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1016-12) (W_1894-1016-12)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 21, BM 018049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108402.

CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry (No. P108402). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108402 (Original work published 2001)

CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108402 (Accessed: October 17, 2025).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 21, {BM} 018049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108402},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P108402
M1  - 2025/10/17/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 21, BM 018049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108402.

CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry (No. P108402). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108402 (Original work published 2001)

CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108402 (Accessed: October 17, 2025).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 21, {BM} 018049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108402},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108402
LB  - CDLI:P108402
M1  - 2025/10/17/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 21, BM 018049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108402
ER  -

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