CT 05, pl. 47-49, BM 019742 (P108491)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019742

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. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 sze gur lugal
2. si#-i3-tum
3. mu# us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
4. [...] gur
5. [x]{ki}-ta
6. [...] gur
7. gir2-nun{ki}-ta
8. 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. 2(asz) gig gur
10. e-su-dar-ta
11. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. e2-duru5 inim-{d}inanna-ta
13. 8(asz) gur
14. ul4-ul4-ta
  blank space
15. i3-dub-ta
16. 1(asz) 3(barig) zi3 sig15 gur
17. 3(barig) dabin
18. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
column 2
1. 7(asz) ki ur-{d}hendur-sag-ta
2. 2(barig) zi3 sig15
3. 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-gu
4. ki ur-nig2 dumu lu2-eb-ta
5. 2(asz) ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5-ta
6. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
7. 1(asz) dabin gur
8. ki lu2 mar-sa-ta
9. 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) zi3-gu gur
11. 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze munu4 gur
12. ki lu2-gu-la-ta
  blank space
13. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
14. sze bala-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 gur
2. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 4(u) 5(disz) dug dida imgaga3 dug 3(ban2) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) dug dida saga dug 3(ban2) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(asz) gur
7. kiszib3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz)
8. ma2-u4-zal-la
9. 1(barig) zi3 ba-ba saga#
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 sig15 x
11. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga#
12. 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
13. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
14. igi-kar2 lugal
15. sza3 uri5{ki}
16. kiszib3 ensi2
reverse?
column 1
  blank space
1. zi-ga
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
3. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
5. sze bala-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur#
6. 2(barig) zi3-gu
7. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal
8. 2(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15
9. sze bala-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2)
  blank space
10. 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur
12. ur-esz3-ku3-ga
13. 1(u) 9(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 x saga gur
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda u5-duh-um gur
16. 3(barig) ninda gesz-i3
17. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda mar-sa TAG gur
18. 3(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu gur
19. 1(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze SZIM gur
20. 4(asz) nig2-szu-ur3-ra# gur
column 2
1. sze-bi 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. ugu2 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nansze ba-a-gar
  blank space
3. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
  blank space
4. szunigin2 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
5. zi-ga
6. la2-ia3 2(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. dumu ba-zi
  blank space
4. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 5, 47-49, BM 019742

    [King1898CT5] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 5.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 35 (obv. i 1-4)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • citation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 143

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

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 143

    [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 019742
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-16, 0025

  • 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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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:46 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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Cite this Artifact
“CT 05, Pl. 47-49, BM 019742 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108491.
CT 05, pl. 47-49, BM 019742 artifact entry (No. P108491). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108491 (Original work published 2001)
CT 05, pl. 47-49, BM 019742 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108491 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 05, pl. 47-49, {BM} 019742 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108491},
}


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