CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 (P108396)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018040

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
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1. 5(gesz2) 3(u) ninda mer hi
2. 3(u) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 3(disz) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 4(u) 4(disz)
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(gesz2) 4(disz)
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u)
8. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi
10. lu2-sa6-sa6 engar
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}suen
12. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
13. ugula ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
column 2
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1. 5(gesz2) 5(u) ninda mer hi
2. 2(u) 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(u) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
5. sze-bi nam
6. a-kal-la engar
7. GAN2-gu4 lu2-lagasz{ki}
8. i3-dab5
9. 6(gesz2) ninda mer hi
10. 2(u) 7(disz)# [1/2(disz)] ninda 5(disz) kusz3 kur hi
11. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 4(disz) 1/2(iku) ki
12. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
13. sze-bi nam
14. gu4-dur2-ra-am3 engar
15. GAN2-gu4 kal-la dumu ur-ga2-da
16. ab-ba-mu i3-dab5
17. 5(gesz2) 5(u) ninda mer hi
18. 2(u) 4(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 kur hi
19. GAN2 bar ki
20. a#-sza3# 4(bur3)# 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
21. [sze]-bi# nam
22. [...]-{d}utu [engar]
column 3
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1. GAN2-gu4 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. a2-da-da i3-dab5
3. 6(gesz2) ninda mer hi
4. 2(u) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 kur hi
5. 4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
6. a-sza3 4(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
7. sze-bi nam
8. ur-{d}isztaran engar
9. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
11. 6(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
12. 2(u) 9(disz)! ninda 2(disz) kusz3 kur hi
13. 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
14. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
15. sze-bi nam
16. e2!-ta-mu-zu engar
17. GAN2-gu4 kal-la dumu lu5-u2-kam
18. lugal-{d}szul-gi i3-dab5
19. 6(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
20. 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 kur hi
21. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar [n] ki
22. a-sza3 4(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
23. sze#-bi# nam#
24. [... engar]
column 4
  blank space
1. GAN2-gu4 lu2-giri17-zal
2. na-ba-sa6 i3-dab5
  blank space
3. ugula nam-mah
  blank space
4. a-sza3 du6-imin
5. 3(gesz2) ninda mer hi
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) ninda kur hi
7. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
8. a-sza3 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 nam
9. sze-bi nam
10. ma-an-szum2 engar
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nansze
12. 3(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
13. 1(gesz2) 9(disz) ninda kur hi
14. 2(esze3) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
15. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. sze-bi nam
2. ur-{d}lamma engar
3. GAN2-gu4 ur-nigar{gar}
4. igi-lam-lam i3-dab5
5. 3(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
6. 5(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
7. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
8. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
9. sze-bi nam
10. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 engar
11. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. lugal-ti-ra-asz2 i3-dab5
  blank space
13. ugula ur-mes
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x engar#
2'. GAN2-gu4 e11-x
3'. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
4'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda mer hi
5'. 5(u) 3(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 kur hi
6'. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
7'. a-sza3 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 nam
8'. sze-bi nam
9'. nimgir-sza3#-kusz2 engar
10'. GAN2-gu4 lu2-dingir-ra
11'. ur-{d}nansze i3-dab5
12'. 3(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
13'. 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda kur hi
14'. GAN2 bar ki
15'. a-sza3 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 nam
16'. sze-bi nam
17'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
18'. 3(gesz2) ninda mer hi
19'. 5(u) 1(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 kur hi
20'. 3(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 4(iku) ki
21'. a-sza3 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
22'. sze-bi nam
23'. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
24'. nig2-diri engar
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
  1 blank line
1'. a-sza3 {gesz}asal2#
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. mu us2-sa hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P108396

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018040
Accession Number 1894-10-16, 0003

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000044
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18040
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1016-3

References

  • primary: CT 1, pl. 10-11, BM 018040

    [King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 1.

  • history: AnOr 45, 56 2

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:22:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2016-11-11 at 14:57:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 01, Pl. 10-11, BM 018040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108396.
CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 artifact entry (No. P108396). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108396 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108396 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 10-11, {BM} 018040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108396},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 01, Pl. 10-11, BM 018040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108396.
CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 artifact entry (No. P108396). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108396 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108396 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 10-11, {BM} 018040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108396},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108396
LB  - CDLI:P108396
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 10-11, BM 018040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108396
ER  -
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