CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 (P108651)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021429

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
1. 2(asz) zi3 sig15 gur lugal
 en: 2 gur rough flour, royal (measure),
 de: 2 gur feines Mehl (nach dem) königlichen (Maß gemessen),
2. 3(u) dabin gur
 en: 30 gur dabin-flour,
 de: 30 gur dabin-Mehl,
3. kiszib3 ulu3-di
 en: under seal of Uludi;
 de: gesiegelt von Uludi;
4. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 9 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 dabin-flour,
 de: 9 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 dabin-Mehl,
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga
 en: under seal of Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga;
 de: gesiegelte Tafel von Lu-Ninmar, dem Sohn des Duga;
  blank space
6. szunigin sze-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
 en: total, its barley: 43 gur 3 barig 2 sila3,
 de: zusammen, das dazugehörige Gerste(äquivalent): 43 gur 3 (barig) 2 sila3,
  calculation: (2 × 2) + 30 + 9;3,0,2 = 43;3,0,2
7. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: its labor: 1248 workdays, female laborers;
 de: die dazugehörige Arbeitsleistung: 1248 Arbeitstage, Arbeiterinnen;
  calculation: 41(not 43!);3,0,2 at 1 ban2 per day = 1248
8. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
 de: davon:
9. 1(u) ziz2 gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken
 en: 10 gur emmer, under seal of Lu-Utu, foremen of the mill;
 de: 10 gur Emmer, gesiegelte Tafel von Lu-Utu, dem Aufseher der Mahlarbeit;
10. 9(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim ugula kikken2
 en: 9 gur 3 ban2 barley, under seal of Ur-Igalim, foreman of the mill;
 de: 9 gur 3 (ban2) Gerste, gesiegelte Tafel von Ur-Igalim, dem Aufseher des Mahlens;
11. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga
 en: via Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga;
 de: zuständig: Lu-Ninmar, der Sohn des Duga;
reverse
1. 1(u) la2 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 10 gur less 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley,
 de: 10 gur minus 3 (ban2) 5 sila3 Gerste,
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
 en: under seal of Ur-nigar;
 de: gesiegelte Tafel von Ur-nigar;
3. 2(asz) sze gur an-ne2-ba-du7 nar
 en: 2 gur barley, Annebadu, the cantor,
 de: 2 gur Gerste (an) den Sänger Anebadu,
4. sza3 nibru{ki}
 en: in Nippur;
 de: in Nippur,
5. 6(asz) sze gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
 en: 6 gur barley, under seal of Šeškalla,
 de: 6 gur Gerste, gesiegelte Tafel von Šeškalla,
6. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu;
 de: in Girsu;
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
 en: total: 37 gur less 5 sila3 barley and emmer
 de: zusammen: 37 gur minus 5 sila3 Gerste und Emmer
  calculation: 10 + 9;0,3 + 9;4,2,5 + 2 + 6 = 36;4,5,5
8. zi-ga
 en: booked out;
 de: abgebucht;
9. la2-ia3 6(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: the deficit: 6 gur 3 barig 7 sila3 barley,
 de: Fehlbetrag: 6 gur 3 (barig) 7 sila Gerste,
10. la2-ia3 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3 a2 zi3-da-ka
 en: the deficit: 7 shekels less 12 grains silver, labor of flour;
 de: Fehlbetrag: 7 Sekel minus 12 Gran Silber, Arbeitsleistung des Mehl(mahlens);
  calculation: 1248 days ÷ 180 days per shekel = 6 168/180
11. nig2-ka9-ak ka-la2-a
 en: account of KAla’a:
 de: KAla-Abrechnung des
12. ulu3-di dumu ha-ba-an-zi-zi
 en: Uludi, son of Ḫabanzizi;
 de: Uludi, des Sohnes des Ḫabanzizi;
13. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
 en: year after: “The house Puzris-Dagan was erected.”
 de: Jahr nach: “Das Haus von PuzriÒ-Dagan wurde gebaut.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108651

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 021429
Accession Number 1896-03-30, 0095

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000330
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.21429
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0330-95

References

  • primary: CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429

    [King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 133-135

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-04-18 at 07:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-23 at 14:00:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 48, BM 021429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108651.
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (No. P108651). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108651 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108651 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	title = {CT 10, pl. 48, {BM} 021429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108651},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 48, BM 021429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108651.
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (No. P108651). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108651 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108651 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CT 10, pl. 48, {BM} 021429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108651},
}


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