CT 07, pl. 15, BM 015324 (P108503)

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 015324

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(bur'u) 4(bur3)? GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 3(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. 3(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
4. a-sza3 du6-7(disz)
5. 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
8. 7(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
9. a-sza3 he-gal2-gu-la
10. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
  blank space
11. a-sza3 he-gal2 ur-ba-gara2
12. 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
13. 3(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
  blank space
14. a-sza3 {d}inanna
15. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
column 2
1. 4(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
2. a-sza3 lahtan2
3. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. 6(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
5. a-sza3 du6-asz
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
  blank space
7. a-sza3 KU-{d}nanna
8. 6(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
  blank space
9. a-sza3 hu-ba-na aga3-us2
10. 3(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
11. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
14. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
15. iti 5(disz)-kam
16. sze-bi 3(u) la2 3(asz) gur
17. 1(u) 6(disz) apin sza3-gu4 1(disz)-ta
18. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
19. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
20. iti 5(disz)-kam
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 1(u) 6(asz) gur
2. 2(disz) nu-banda3-gu4-ta gur-ra 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
5. iti 5(disz)-kam
6. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
7. 1(disz) dumu ba-usz2 2(ban2)
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
9. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
10. iti 5(disz)-kam
11. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur si u3 esz2-ka
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13. szunigin 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
15. szunigin 7(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
16. szunigin 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
column 2
1. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. ziz2-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. szunigin 3(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
6. szunigin 4(u) 6(asz) gur erin2 sza3-gu4 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
7. szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) dumu ba-usz2-me
8. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur si u3 esz2-ka
  blank space
9. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz)? 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
  blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak
11. sze-numun mur-gu4
12. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. u3 sze amar
14. ugula sanga {d}nin-sun2
15. ur-{d}lamma
16. ensi2
17. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz 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 7, pl. 15, BM 015324

    [King1899CT7] King, Leonard W. 1899. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 7.

  • 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 015324
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0050

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.08.00, Šulgi.33.12.00
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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 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:50 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 09:57:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:25:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 07, Pl. 15, BM 015324 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108503.
CT 07, pl. 15, BM 015324 artifact entry (No. P108503). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108503 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 15, BM 015324 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108503 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 15, {BM} 015324 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108503},
}


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