MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 (P112622)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100418

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. 1(disz) sila3 lal3
2. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun
3. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
7. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
8. 2(disz)#? {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
reverse
1. szuku# sag se3-ga-bi 6(disz)-am3
2. [x] sila3 i3 2(ban2) zu2-lum
3. x-NE
4. e2 {d}ba-ba6 3(disz)-a-bi
5. {d}ba-ba6 e3-a eresz-dingir {d}ba-ba6
6. giri3 ur-{d}lamma szabra
7. zi-ga
8. iti sze-il2-la
left
1. mu e2 {d}szara2? [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCS 2, 69, BM 100418

    [Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

  • collation: Orient 17, p.19-48, p. 26

    [Gomi1981MCS] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veröffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, I.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 17: 19–48.

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  • Museum No.: BM 100418
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.12.00
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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
2021-11-10 at 11:17:18 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:31 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

“MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112622.
MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry (No. P112622). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112622 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112622 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2023MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 2, 69, {BM} 100418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112622},
}

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M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112622.
MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry (No. P112622). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112622 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112622 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2023MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 2, 69, {BM} 100418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112622},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P112622
LB  - CDLI:P112622
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - MCS 2, 69, BM 100418 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112622
ER  - 
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