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ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 (P102258)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014347

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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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) u8
2. 8(disz) udu-nita2
3. 3(disz) kir11
4. 3(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 5(disz) masz2 sag
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6. mu-kux(DU)
7. u8 udu-nita2
8. zi-ga
9. 1(disz) u8 3(disz) udu-nita2
10. 2(disz) sila4
11. ri-ri-ga
12. la2-ia3
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1. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gub-ba
2. szunigin zi#-ga
3. szunigin 6(disz) ri#-ri-ga
4. szunigin la2-ia3
5. mu-zu!-a#?
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6. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
7. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
8. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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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. 217 BM 14347

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

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014347
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

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 09:52:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2012-09-04 at 15:59:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:19:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:44:12	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

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“ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102258.

ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 artifact entry (No. P102258). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102258 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102258 (Accessed: June 5, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102258},
}

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“ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102258.

ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 artifact entry (No. P102258). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102258 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 217 BM 014347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102258 (Accessed: June 5, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 08, 217 {BM} 014347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102258},
}

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