BAOM 2, 24 08 (P104871)

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 012756

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 5(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
3. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
4. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3-ta
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze#
reverse
1. sze-ba ug3#-IL2
  blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAOM 2, p.13-43, p. 24 8

    [Gomi1980BritishMuseum] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “120 Unpublished Administrative Texts from the Ur III Period in the British Museum.” Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo 2: 13–43.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.12.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAOM 2, 24 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104871.
BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry (No. P104871). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104871 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104871 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104871},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P104871
LB  - CDLI:P104871
M1  - 2025/8/1/
TI  - BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BAOM 2, 24 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104871.
BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry (No. P104871). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104871 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104871 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104871},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P104871
LB  - CDLI:P104871
M1  - 2025/8/1/
TI  - BAOM 2, 24 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104871
ER  - 
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