CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 (P108404)

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 018051

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
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
3. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
4. [a]-sza3# 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. [x] 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) [sze] gur lugal
6. [...] 5(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
7. [...] 1(iku) GAN2 3(asz)
8. [...] GAN2 ziz2 2(asz) 2(barig)
9. [...] 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
column 2
1. ziz2-bi
2. lugal-ezem engar
3. GAN2-gu4 ur-dub-szen
4. 4(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
5. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
6. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 5(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
8. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
9. 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
10. 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)
11. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz) 4(barig)
12. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
13. sze-bi
14. ziz2-bi
15. lu2-bala-sa6-ga engar
column 3
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) la2 1/2(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)
2. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
3. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz) 4(barig)
4. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
5. sze-bi
6. ziz2-bi
7. ur-{d}iszkur engar
8. a-sza3 bar-ra-an
9. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) mer hi
10. 2(u) 1(disz) kur hi
column 2
1. [... GAN2 bar ... ki]
2. [a-sza3] 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2
3. [...] GAN2 tab-ba
4. [...] GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
5. [...] GAN2 4(barig)
6. [...] GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)
7. 1(esze3)# 2(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze-bi
9. lugal-sa6-ga engar
10. GAN2-gu4 szesz-szesz
11. lu2-giri17-zal dub-sar
12. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah i3-dab5
1 line blank
13. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
14. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
column 3
beginning broken
1'. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{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)

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: CT 1, pl. 23, BM 018051

[King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 1.
history: AnOr 45, p. 110 10

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 018051
Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0014

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-07-22 at 13:28:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:57:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000052) (000052)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18051) (BM.18051)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1016-14) (W_1894-1016-14)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 23, BM 018051 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108404.

CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 artifact entry (No. P108404). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108404 (Original work published 2001)

CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108404 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 23, {BM} 018051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108404},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 23, BM 018051 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108404.

CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 artifact entry (No. P108404). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108404 (Original work published 2001)

CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108404 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 23, {BM} 018051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108404},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108404
LB  - CDLI:P108404
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 23, BM 018051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108404
ER  -