BM 086003 (P377883)

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 086003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) zi3 sig15 gur
2. 1(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) dabin# [gur]
3. zi3 zi-zi bala iti 2(disz)-kam#
  blank space
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)# sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
6. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
7. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
8. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
9. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
10. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. ma2 ri#-a
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3 gir2?-su{ki}
reverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur
2. ma2 ri-a
3. 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) gur la2-ia3
4. zi3 iri# bar-ra
5. zi3 sag-ta#
  blank space
6. szunigin 7(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) zi3 sig15 gur
7. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(ban2)# dabin gur
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
  blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak zi3 zi-zi bala iti 2(disz)-kam#
11. bala dub-sag#
12. mu us2-sa {d}szu#-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P377883

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 102.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 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 086003
Accession Number 1899-04-17, 0023

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 064070
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.86003
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0417-23

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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-12-19 at 14:17:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-12-19 at 14:05:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 086003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377883.
BM 086003 artifact entry (No. P377883). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377883 (Original work published 2007)
BM 086003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377883 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 086003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377883},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 086003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377883.
BM 086003 artifact entry (No. P377883). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377883 (Original work published 2007)
BM 086003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377883 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 086003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377883},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P377883
LB  - CDLI:P377883
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 086003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P377883
ER  -
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