CT 03, pl. 44-47, BM 021338 (P108474)

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 021338

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
column 1
1. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
4. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) SZIM saga gur
6. sza3 lahtan2-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. 1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
8. sze bala-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 tuku
10. 2(u) 8(asz) ziz2 gur
11. ziz2 a-sza3 {gesz}balag
12. kiszib3 nu-tuku
13. ki i-ta-e3-a-ta
14. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
15. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag-ta
16. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur
17. ki ba-zi-ta
18. 5(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
19. ki na-ba-sa6 dumu a-tu-ta
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
2. ki nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba-ta
3. 2(barig) dabin ki ku-li-ta
4. 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 ki ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) 9(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
6. ki ur-nig2-ta
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gin2 gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
16. 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu gur
17. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
18. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ar-za-na
19. 4(u) imgaga3
column 3
1. ugu2 ur-esz3-ku3-ga ba-a-gar
2. 1(u) zi3 gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) zi3 gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. ugu2 ur-{d}nansze dumu nam-mah ba-a-gar
5. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 5(disz) nig2-ar3-ra saga
6. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
7. 1(u) 5(asz) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
8. giri3 ur-e2-an-na
9. ugu2 ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal ba-a-gar
10. 6(asz) dabin gur
11. ugu2 ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal ba-a-gar
  blank space
12. bala dub-sag
13. kiszib3 nu-tuku
14. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
15. 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 esza gur
17. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
column 4
1. kiszib3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
2. 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. 1(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. ur-esz3-ku3-ga
7. 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
8. kiszib3 ur-mes
9. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) SZIM saga gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
12. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
13. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
14. dumu ug3-IL2
15. 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
16. 4(barig) dabin gur
17. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ur-sukkal
2. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
3. kiszib3 lugal-an-na-tum2
4. 3(u) zi3 sig15 gur
5. kasz-de2-a-sze3
6. mu ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nansze-sze3
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-gal-edin-ka
8. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
9. kiszib3 lugal-me-lam2
  blank space
10. bala egir
11. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
12. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
14. 1(asz) 3(barig) zi3 sig15 gur
15. 3(barig) zi3-gu
16. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17. dumu ba-zi
  blank space
18. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
19. 4(asz) 2(ban2) dabin gur
20. sza3-gal ku3-ta du8-ha
21. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
22. nig2-ba geme2 dumu
23. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
column 2
1. zi-ga
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2. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
3. szunigin 2(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 esza gur
4. sze bala-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
5. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) SZIM saga gur
6. sza3 lahtan2-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
8. sze bala-bi 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
10. szunigin2 3(gesz'u) 2(u) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
11. zi-ga
12. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
15. lugal-ki-ag2
16. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. lugal-anzu2{muszen}
column 3
1. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gin2 hu-ba6-ba6
2. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 la2-ia3
3. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. zi-ga-ta tur-ra
5. ur-{d}nansze
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3
7. ba-zi
8. 5(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gin2 gur
9. ur-mes
10. 1(gesz2) gu3-de2-a dumu ur-{d}utu
11. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
12. szesz-kal-la
13. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
14. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gin2 la2-ia3
15. 4(gesz2) 3(u) zi-ga-ta tur-ra
16. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
17. 1(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ka5-a
18. 6(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 lu2-{gesz}gigir
19. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 lugal-mu-ba-zi-ge
20. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 la2-ia3
21. 2(u) zi-ga-ta tur-ra
22. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
23. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
24. ugula kikken2-me
25. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
column 4
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dumu erin-da
  blank space
3. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. ur-{d}lamma dumu erin2?-da
6. sza3 e2 kikken2
  blank space
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 3, pl. 44-47, BM 021338

    [King1898CT3] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 3.

  • history: ASJ 2, p.81-125, p. 120

    [Maekawa1980weavers] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1980. “Female Weavers and Their Children in Lagash – Pre-Sargonic and Ur III –.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 81–125.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 142

    [Pettinato1976CT] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, IV: Collazioni a W. L. King, CT III - V - VII.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 141–44.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021338
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0004

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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“CT 03, Pl. 44-47, BM 021338 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108474.
CT 03, pl. 44-47, BM 021338 artifact entry (No. P108474). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108474 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 44-47, BM 021338 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108474 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 44-47, {BM} 021338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108474},
}


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