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ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 (P102248)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013117

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 6(disz) u8
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
3. 3(u) 6(disz) kir11
4. 3(u) sila4-nita2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 sag
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6. mu-kux(DU)#
7. 2(disz) u8 6(disz) udu-nita2
8. zi-ga
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u8 6(disz) udu-nita2
reverse
1. 5(u) 7(disz) sila4
2. ri-ri-ga
3. 5(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
4. sila4
5. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
6. szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) gub-ba
7. szunigin 8(disz) zi-[ga]
8. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) ri-ri-[ga]
9. szunigin 5(u) 8(disz) [la2-ia3]
10. e2-ab#?-DUB#?-x
11. [ugula szar]-ru-um-i3-li2
12. [sza3 ki]-nu#-nir{ki}
13. [mu ...]

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)

Collections

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. 210 BM 13117

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013117
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028795) (028795)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-208) (W_1896-0328-208)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102248.

ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 artifact entry (No. P102248). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102248 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102248 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 08, 210 {BM} 013117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102248},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102248.

ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 artifact entry (No. P102248). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102248 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 210 BM 013117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102248 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 08, 210 {BM} 013117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102248},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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LB  - CDLI:P102248
M1  - 2026/1/24/
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ER  -