CBT 2, BM 102115 (P107429)

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 102115

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}da-mu
2. 2(disz) sila3 ur3-re-ba-du7
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-sa6-ga
4. ga2-nun-da tusz-a-me
5. 2(disz) sila3 lugal-nam2-mah
6. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lu2-kal-la
7. 2(disz) sila3 a2-na erin2 e2-sukkal
8. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(disz) sila3 nimgir-di-de3
11. erin2 e2-udu-me
12. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
13. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-dingir-ra
14. dumu sipa {ansze}kunga2-me
15. 4(ban2) ninda lu2 hu-bu7{bu}-me
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. 1(ban2) erin2 lu2 hu-bu7{bu}-me
3. giri3 ur-nig2
4. 2(disz) udu ur-gi7-re ib2-dab5
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sza-tum-u-tum
6. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ad-mu-a
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 da-ri2-sza
8. 1(disz) sila3 sza-lim-mi
9. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 esz18-dar-ra-ni
10. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 a-li-sza3-ge
11. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 a-mu-esz18-dar
12. mar-tu munus-me
13. 2(disz) sila3 al-la erin2 esz3 didli
14. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) udu lugal-ku3-zu
15. giri3 lu2-bi-mu
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
17. gu-du-du kusz tug2 du-[ni]
18. giri3 {d}utu-bar-ra sagi
left
1. zi-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. iti sze-il2-la

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: CBT 2, BM 102115

[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.
history: NABU 1997:8, Kennelmen 80

[Mander1997Kennelmen] Mander, Pietro. 1997. “Addenda to "An Archive of Kennelmen and Other Workers in Ur III Lagash.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 102115
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2011-07-22 at 13:27:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:10:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:36	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 (043322) (043322)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.102115) (BM.102115)
The British Museum Collection (W_1906-0512-36) (W_1906-0512-36)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CBT 2, BM 102115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107429.

CBT 2, BM 102115 artifact entry (No. P107429). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107429 (Original work published 2001)

CBT 2, BM 102115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107429 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CBT 2, {BM} 102115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107429},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CBT 2, BM 102115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107429.

CBT 2, BM 102115 artifact entry (No. P107429). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107429 (Original work published 2001)

CBT 2, BM 102115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107429 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023CBT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CBT 2, {BM} 102115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107429},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P107429
M1  - 2026/1/24/
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