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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

-

Text

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
  blank space
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.33.08.00 to Šulgi.33.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015324
Accession Number 1896-04-10, 0050

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000182
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15324
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0410-50

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:25:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: May 13, 2026).
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	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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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: May 13, 2026).
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	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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ID  - P108503
LB  - CDLI:P108503
M1  - 2026/5/13/
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