BSA 3, 42 5 (P107401)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014631Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) sar szum2 gaz nigin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sag-asz? 2/3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun-ta
2. nigin2-bi 2(u) 7(disz) szum2{sar} gaz
3. sag-asz?-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz
4. numun-bi 9(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 sa12-du5
6. e2 {d}nansze
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7. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar szum2 gaz 2(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 5/6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun-ta
8. nigin2-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) szum2{sar} gaz
9. sag-asz?-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
10. numun-bi 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 szum2 gaz
11. ur-{d}ba-ba6 sa12-du5
12. e2 {d}dumu-zi
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13. 6(gesz2) 5(u) sar 2(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 1(disz) sila3 numun [2/3(disz)] sila3-ta
14. nigin2#-[bi] 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u)# szum2{sar#} gaz#
15. [sag-asz?-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz gur]
16. [numun-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz]
17. [...]
18. e2# {d}nin-dar-a
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reverse
beginning broken
1'. [4(gesz2) 3(u) sar szum2 gaz 1(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 1(disz) sila3 numun 1(disz) sila3-ta]
2'. nigin2#-bi# 4(gesz2) 3(u)# szum2#{sar#} gaz#
3'. sag-asz?-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
4'. numun-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
5'. na-ba-sa6 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
sic
7'. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
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8'. 2(u) 2(disz) sar szum2{sar} gaz
9'. nam-ha-ni e2 nam-ha-ni
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10'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) nigin2 szum2{sar} gaz
sic
12'. szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 sag-asz? szum2{sar} gaz
13'. szunigin 2(asz) 1/3(disz) <sila3> numun szum2{sar} gaz
14'. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) sar nigin2 sag numun
15'. szum2{sar} nig2-sur
16'. szabra sanga-ne
17'. mu us2-<sa> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) sar szum2 gaz nigin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sag-asz? 2/3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun-ta
2. nigin2-bi 2(u) 7(disz) szum2{sar} gaz
3. sag-asz?-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz
4. numun-bi 9(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 sa12-du5
6. e2 {d}nansze
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7. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar szum2 gaz 2(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 5/6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun-ta
8. nigin2-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) szum2{sar} gaz
9. sag-asz?-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
10. numun-bi 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 szum2 gaz
11. ur-{d}ba-ba6 sa12-du5
12. e2 {d}dumu-zi
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13. 6(gesz2) 5(u) sar 2(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 1(disz) sila3 numun [2/3(disz)] sila3-ta
14. nigin2#-[bi] 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u)# szum2{sar#} gaz#
15. [sag-asz?-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz gur]
16. [numun-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 szum2{sar} gaz]
17. [...]
18. e2# {d}nin-dar-a
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reverse
beginning broken
1'. [4(gesz2) 3(u) sar szum2 gaz 1(disz) nigin2 sag-asz? 1(disz) sila3 numun 1(disz) sila3-ta]
2'. nigin2#-bi# 4(gesz2) 3(u)# szum2#{sar#} gaz#
3'. sag-asz?-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
4'. numun-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) szum2{sar} gaz
5'. na-ba-sa6 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
sic
7'. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
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8'. 2(u) 2(disz) sar szum2{sar} gaz
9'. nam-ha-ni e2 nam-ha-ni
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10'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) nigin2 szum2{sar} gaz
sic
12'. szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 sag-asz? szum2{sar} gaz
13'. szunigin 2(asz) 1/3(disz) <sila3> numun szum2{sar} gaz
14'. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) sar nigin2 sag numun
15'. szum2{sar} nig2-sur
16'. szabra sanga-ne
17'. mu us2-<sa> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BSA 03 (pp. 23-56), 42 5
[Waetzoldt1987BSA3] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Knoblauch Und Zwiebeln Nach Den Texten Des 3. Jt.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 3: 23–56.
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- Museum No.: BM 014631
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-28 at 18:09:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-23 at 08:10:12 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-23 at 08:08:01 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:27:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (029203) (029203)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14631) (BM.14631)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-20) (W_1896-0407-20)
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Cite this Artifact
“BSA 3, 42 5 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107401.
BSA 3, 42 5 artifact entry (No. P107401). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107401 (Original work published 2001)
BSA 3, 42 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107401 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
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