Álvarez diss. 381-382 (P317908)

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 018222

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Food stuff sískur nin åà I3-si-in˚ (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 kasz-saga20
2. 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
3. sza3# e2-gal-me
4. 4(ban2) 8(disz)#? sila3 kasz-saga10#
5. 2(asz) 3(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? 2(disz) sila3 kasz du gur#
6. 2(asz)# 1(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? 8(disz)#? sila3 ninda#-szu [gur]
7. 1(asz)#? 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 ninda# du [gur]
8. lu2# i3-gal2# iri{ki#}-[me]
9. [n?] 3(ban2) kasz du 2(asz) 2(barig) ninda-x-[x?]
10. [x?] 1(disz) zi3-kal gur 5(ban2) ziz2
11. [n?] 4(ban2) dabin 2(barig) 1(ban2) esza
reverse
1. [n?] 3(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 {kasz}dida-saga10#
2. 1(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun
3. 1(ban2) ga-ar3 3(barig) zu2-lum
4. 1(disz) dug ugu4-bala 1(disz) dug sza3-gub 1(disz) dug lam-[re]
5. 1(u) 5(disz) dug lugud2-da
6. 3(u) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) sila3#-[ta?]
7. 1(disz) dug sila3 sa2-du11 [x?]
8. 2(u) sa gi 1(disz) gun2 gesz ma#-[nu]
9. siszkur2 nin sza3 i3-si-in{ki}
10. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
11. iti szu-numun
12. mu ma2 dara3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Food stuff sískur nin åà I3-si-in˚ (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317908

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm
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 018222
Accession Number 1894-10-17, 0010

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039816
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18222
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1017-10

References

  • primary: Álvarez diss, p. 381-382

    [Álvarez2014diss] Jorge Hernández, Álvarez. 2014.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018222 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-18 at 20:32:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:53:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:36:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-08-14 at 09:40:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Álvarez Diss. 381-382 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317908.
Álvarez diss. 381-382 artifact entry (No. P317908). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317908 (Original work published 2006)
Álvarez diss. 381-382 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317908 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317908},
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Cite this Artifact

“Álvarez Diss. 381-382 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317908.
Álvarez diss. 381-382 artifact entry (No. P317908). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317908 (Original work published 2006)
Álvarez diss. 381-382 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317908 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317908},
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