BM 027720 (P202904)

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 027720

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she á-géme from Lú-kal-la to Ur-Ishtaran; seal: Ur-dIshtaran ds d. Na-ba-sha6)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a2 geme2-sze3
3. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}isztaran dub-sar
2. dumu na-ba-sa6

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, she á-géme from Lú-kal-la to Ur-Ishtaran; seal: Ur-dIshtaran ds d. Na-ba-sha6)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 027720
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004979 (composite) (P457689) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027720 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202904.
BM 027720 artifact entry (No. P202904). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202904 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027720 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202904 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027720 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202904},
}


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