CDLB 2017/001 6 (P202113)

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 102106

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Exercice tablet about barley and field surfaces)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u)# 9(asz)# 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
 en: 19 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 barley, (according to the) royal (measure),
2. ki ur-{d}da-mu-ta
 en: from Ur-Damu;
3. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ki ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}suen-ta
 en: 21 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 from Ur-Lamma, son of Lu-Suen;
  blank space
4. szunigin 4(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze! gur
 en: total: 41 gur 5 ban2 barley;
5. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
6. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
 en: 6 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 each (bur3);
7. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
 en: 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/4 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 each (bur3);
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
 en: 1 bur’u, 2 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 4 barig each (bur3).
9. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: the barley: 38 gur 4 barig 4 1/3 sila;
10. mu-kux(DU)
 en: delivery;
reverse
1. lu2-x-[...] x
 en: Lu-...,
2. da-da [dumu ur]-gu#-la
 en: Dada, son of Ur-gula;
  blank space
3. a-sza3-mah
 en: Great-Field;
4. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: running account,
  blank space
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Amar-Suen is king.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Exercice tablet about barley and field surfaces)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202113

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 102106
Accession Number 1906-05-12, 0027

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057251
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.102106
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1906-0512-27

References

  • primary: Alivernini CDLB 2017/1, 6

    [Alivernini2017BritishMuseum] Alivernini, Sergio. 2017. “Nine Unpublished Texts in the Collection of the British Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2017.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-09 at 08:19:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-06-21 at 16:37:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-20 at 21:08:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Alivernini, Sergio CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2017/001 6 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202113.
CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry (No. P202113). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202113 (Original work published 2002)
CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202113 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202113},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2017/001 6 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202113.
CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry (No. P202113). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202113 (Original work published 2002)
CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202113 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202113},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202113
LB  - CDLI:P202113
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLB 2017/001 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202113
ER  -
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