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ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 (P102247)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013113

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) u8
2. 1(disz) udu-gal
3. 4(disz) udu-nita2 2(disz) udu bar sza3-tam
4. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
5. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
6. 7(disz) masz2 sag
7. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
8. 1(disz) u8 sag udu-nita2-sze3
blank space
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. 5(disz) u8 la2 1(disz) udu-nita2
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11. zi-ga
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1. libir-am3
2. 3(disz) u8 mu-kux(DU)
3. la2-ia3 1(u) x udu su-su im-ma
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4. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) gub-ba
5. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) zi-ga
6. szunigin 1(u) la2-ia3
7. ur-mes kuruszda
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8. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ASJ 8, p.133-217, p. 209 BM 13113

[Snell1986rams] Snell, Daniel C. 1986. “The Rams of Lagash.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 133–217.
history: SNAT, 55

[Gomi1990SNAT] Gomi, Tohru, and Susumu Sato. 1990. Selected Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the British Museum. Abiko: The Research Institute of the Chuo-Gakuin University.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013113
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:19:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:44:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028794) (028794)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-204) (W_1896-0328-204)

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“ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102247.

ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 artifact entry (No. P102247). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102247 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102247 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).

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“ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102247.

ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 artifact entry (No. P102247). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102247 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 209 BM 013113 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102247 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).

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