BAOM 2, 29 53 (P104916)

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 012531

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta#
3. kiszib3 ab-ba-dingir ugula kikken
reverse
1. iti mu-szu-du7
  blank space
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. ab-ba-[dingir]
2. dumu ur-{gesz#?}[gigir]
3. muhaldim lugal
  uncertain

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P104916

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 012531
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BAOM 2, p.13-43, p. 29 53

    [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 “120 Unpublished Administrative Texts from the Ur III Period in the British Museum.”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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-06-11 at 08:49:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:35 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAOM 2, 29 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104916.
BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry (No. P104916). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104916 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104916 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104916},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P104916
LB  - CDLI:P104916
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104916
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BAOM 2, 29 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104916.
BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry (No. P104916). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104916 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104916 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104916},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P104916
LB  - CDLI:P104916
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BAOM 2, 29 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104916
ER  - 
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