From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 (P319583)

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 021670

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger text, oil (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. u4 3(u)-kam
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur sukkal
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
5. ur-ku3-nun sukkal
6. a2 gesz-gar-ra szu-ku6 e3-e3 gen-na
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. ri!(HU)-ba-ga-da dumu e2-gal
9. ki ensi2-ka-sze3 gen-na
10. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. AN-ID-ni-ik mar-tu
reverse
1. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
2. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
3. {d}szul-gi-ra
4. 1(u) 6(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
5. szu-i3-li2 sukkal
6. siki sa-bu-um{ki} i7-de3 bala-e-de3 gen-na
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. e-te-elx(AL)-pu3-{d}da-gan dumu lugal
9. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szu-{d}nisaba sukkal
10. siki [{u2}]urua#{a#}{ki#} aga3-us2 lugal
11. szum2-mu#-[de3] gen#-na#-ne-ne
12. iti [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Messenger text, oil (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P319583

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 021670
Accession Number 1896-03-30, 0336

References

  • primary: From the 21st Century BC, p. 217

    [Notizia2013-110844] Notizia, Palmiro. 2013.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 021670 (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
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2019-11-21 at 06:45:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 06:42:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Notizia, Palmiro CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-17 at 07:33:20 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

“From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319583.
From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (No. P319583). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Original work published 2006)
From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319583.
From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (No. P319583). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Original work published 2006)
From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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