CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 (P108407)

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 018054

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) gur lugal
6. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 5(ban2) gur lugal
7. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur lugal
8. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur lugal
9. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur lugal
10. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur lugal
11. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
12. sze-bi
13. ug3-IL2 engar
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
3. GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
9. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
11. lu2-e2-a engar
12. GAN2-gu4 {d}utu-si-sa2!(KI)
13. lu2-ma2-gur8-ra dub-sar gu4 1(u)
reverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 7(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
8. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
9. 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
11. ARAD2-dingir-ra engar
12. GAN2-gu4 lu2-har-sa-ra
column 2
1. du11-ga-ni-zi dub-sar gu4 1(u)
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah i3-dab5
  1 line blank
3. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
4. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
  1 line blank
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 26, BM 018054

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 128 13

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 018054
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0017

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:51:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:27:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:15:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-08-20 at 17:00:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 26, BM 018054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108407.
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (No. P108407). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 26, {BM} 018054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108407
LB  - CDLI:P108407
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 26, BM 018054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108407.
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (No. P108407). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108407 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 26, {BM} 018054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108407},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108407
LB  - CDLI:P108407
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 26, BM 018054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108407
ER  - 
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