BM 019174 (P205228)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019174

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. lugal-im-ru-a
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 na-ni sza13-dub-ba
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su2 szabra e2
4. u3 ur-nigar{gar}
5. iti szu-numun
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (metal)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.01.04.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P205228
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P205228

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 019174
Accession Number	1895-10-12, 0152

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	040656
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1012-152

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-22 at 10:50:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 019174 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P205228.

BM 019174 artifact entry (No. P205228). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205228 (Original work published 2002)

BM 019174 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205228 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205228},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 019174 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P205228.

BM 019174 artifact entry (No. P205228). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205228 (Original work published 2002)

BM 019174 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205228 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 019174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205228},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P205228
LB  - CDLI:P205228
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 019174 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205228
ER  -