CT 07, pl. 19, BM 012949 (P108510)

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 012949

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
1. 5(asz) 1(barig) zi3 sig15 gur lugal
2. 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga
4. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
5. 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) dabin ki lugal-an-na-tum2-ta
6. szunigin 5(asz) 1(barig) zi3 sig15 sze bala-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
7. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga
8. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
9. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) dabin gur
11. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
14. 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
15. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-tur
16. 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz
17. 1(asz) 2(ban2) ninda saga gur
18. kiszib3 az-am3
19. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz
20. 1(asz) ninda saga gur
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du
4. kiszib3 lugal-i3-sa6
5. 4(ban2) ninda saga kiszib3 lugal-nam2-mah
6. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
7. 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga
8. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
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9. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz gur
10. sze bala-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. szunigin 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
12. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 za x
13. szunigin 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur x
15. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 5(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
16. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. zi-ga
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18. nig2-ka9-ak lugal-nam2-mah
left
column 1
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
2. u4 3(u)-kam
column 2
1. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}

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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. 19, BM 012949

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012949
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0040

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 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 13:28:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01 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 07, Pl. 19, BM 012949 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108510.
CT 07, pl. 19, BM 012949 artifact entry (No. P108510). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108510 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 19, BM 012949 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108510 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 19, {BM} 012949 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108510},
}


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