CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 (P108408)

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 018055

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
2. 2(u) 9(disz) kur hi
3. 1/2(iku)# GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a#-sza3# 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur lugal
6. 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
9. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
10. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
column 2
1. 3(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
2. sze-bi
3. ur-{d}nansze engar
4. 9(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
5. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
6. GAN2 bar 4(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
8. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(ban2)
9. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 5(ban2)
10. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)
2. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(ban2)
3. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 4(ban2)
4. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
6. sze-bi
7. ur-im-nun engar
8. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}utu
9. ad-da dub-sar gu4 1(u)
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} i3-dab5
  1 line blank
2. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
3. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
  1 line blank
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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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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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 27, BM 018055

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 132 14

    [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 018055
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0018

  • 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 13:39:11 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 09:57:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:51:39 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 12:15:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-08-20 at 17:00:45 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. 27, BM 018055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108408.
CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry (No. P108408). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108408 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108408 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 27, {BM} 018055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108408},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108408
LB  - CDLI:P108408
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108408
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 27, BM 018055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108408.
CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry (No. P108408). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108408 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108408 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 27, {BM} 018055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108408},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108408
LB  - CDLI:P108408
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 27, BM 018055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108408
ER  - 
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