BM 015992 (P202597)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 015992Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki gi
2. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da na-gada
3. 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na lugal-gaba
4. 58(asz) gu2 du11-u2-ga
5. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 1(u) gu2 [...]
2'. 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz)+[n] ma-na ur-[...]
3'. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na lugal-ku3-zu
4'. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na a-a-ga
blank space
5'. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki gi
6'. siki mu-kux(DU) sipa udu eme-gi-ra-e-ne
7'. ugula a-a-kal-la szusz3
8'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki gi
2. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da na-gada
3. 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na lugal-gaba
4. 58(asz) gu2 du11-u2-ga
5. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 1(u) gu2 [...]
2'. 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz)+[n] ma-na ur-[...]
3'. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na lugal-ku3-zu
4'. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na a-a-ga
blank space
5'. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki gi
6'. siki mu-kux(DU) sipa udu eme-gi-ra-e-ne
7'. ugula a-a-kal-la szusz3
8'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 015992
- Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0212
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.25.--.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-22 at 07:53:18 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (039249) (039249)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15992) (BM.15992)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-212) (W_1896-0612-212)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 015992 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202597.
BM 015992 artifact entry (No. P202597). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202597 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015992 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202597 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
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