BM 020040 (P202663)
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 020040Period
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. 7(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(u) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. ugula i-ti
5. 2(u) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta ugula a-tu
6. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze
7. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
8. nu-banda3 lu2-du10-ga sukkal
9. 3(barig) 2(ban2) sza3-gal erin2-na
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a2 hun-ga2
11. nu-banda3 na-ba-sa6
12. 2(barig) 3(ban2) a2 hun-ga2
13. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
14. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra ugula
15. giri3 tul2-ta
16. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
17. sze erin2-na mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
18. tul2-ta maszkim
reverse
1. zi-ga
2. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sze-bi 3(asz) gur
3. a-tu dumu lu2-{d}nansze-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
5. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
6. szu-nigin2 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 nu-tuku
blank space
10. nig2-ka9 ak
11. ki-tusz-lu2 dumu lukur-gal
12. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 7(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(u) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. ugula i-ti
5. 2(u) gurusz 5(disz) sila3-ta ugula a-tu
6. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze
7. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
8. nu-banda3 lu2-du10-ga sukkal
9. 3(barig) 2(ban2) sza3-gal erin2-na
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a2 hun-ga2
11. nu-banda3 na-ba-sa6
12. 2(barig) 3(ban2) a2 hun-ga2
13. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
14. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra ugula
15. giri3 tul2-ta
16. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
17. sze erin2-na mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
18. tul2-ta maszkim
reverse
1. zi-ga
2. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sze-bi 3(asz) gur
3. a-tu dumu lu2-{d}nansze-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
5. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
6. szu-nigin2 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 nu-tuku
blank space
10. nig2-ka9 ak
11. ki-tusz-lu2 dumu lukur-gal
12. mu an-sza-an{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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020040
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0080
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
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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 14:28:59 | 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 (041448) (041448)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20040) (BM.20040)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-80) (W_1895-1017-80)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020040 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202663.
BM 020040 artifact entry (No. P202663). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202663 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202663 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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