CT 01, pl. 32, BM 018079 (P108413)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018079

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. 4(gesz2) 2(u) [mer hi]
2. 4(u) 5(disz) [kur hi]
3. 2(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 bar 4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi nam
6. ur-mes engar
7. [GAN2]-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
8. [x] 1(u) mer hi
9. [x] kur hi
10. [...] GAN2# bar 5(iku) ki
11. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
12. sze-bi
13. lu2-{d}suen engar
14. [GAN2 gu4 ...] x x
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(esze3) GAN2# bar# [n ki]
4. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) [GAN2]
5. sze-bi
6. da-da sza3-gu4 engar
7. 4(gesz2) 3(u)# mer hi
8. 5(u) 6(disz) kur hi
9. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 5(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
11. sze-bi
12. ba-zi sza3-gu4 engar
13. ab-sin2#-[bi x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [a-sza3 ...] GAN2#
  blank space
4. ur#-{d}ba-ba6 engar
5. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}utu
6. 4(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
7. 5(u) 3(disz) kur hi
8. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
9. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
10. sze-bi
11. da-ga engar#
12. 4(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi#
13. 5(u) kur hi#
14. 1(bur3) GAN2 bar 2(iku) [n ki]
15. a-sza3# 8(bur3)# [1(esze3) 1(iku) n GAN2]
column 2
1. lu2#-[... engar]
2. GAN2-gu4# [...]
3. 4(gesz2) 3(u) [mer hi]
4. 5(u) 4(disz) [kur hi]
5. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar [2(iku) ki]
6. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
7. sze-bi
8. nam-mah engar
9. ab-sin2-bi 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
  blank space
10. ugula ur-gu-la
  blank space
11. a-sza3 nin-zi-iri-na
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 32, BM 018079

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 156 19

    [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 018079
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0042

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 13:27:14 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
2014-05-14 at 12:07:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:59 CDLI Atf CDLI 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. 32, BM 018079 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108413.
CT 01, pl. 32, BM 018079 artifact entry (No. P108413). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108413 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 32, BM 018079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108413 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 32, {BM} 018079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108413},
}


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