CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 (P108414)

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 018080

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. 3(gesz2) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) kur hi
3. 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(esze3) 1(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
7. 4(gesz2) mer hi
8. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
9. GAN2 bar 1/4(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
11. sze-bi
12. lu2-uru11{ki} engar
column 2
1. 3(gesz2) mer hi
2. 5(u) la2 1(disz) kur hi
3. GAN2 bar 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
5. sze-bi
6. lugal-he2-gal2 engar#
7. 3(gesz2) 5(u)# mer [hi]
8. 5(u) 6(disz) kur [hi]
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(iku) [ki]
10. a-sza3 8(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2#
11. sze-bi
12. i3-li2 engar
13. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}[utu]
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) mer [hi]
2. 3(u) 4(disz) kur [hi]
3. GAN2 bar [n ki]
4. a-sza3 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2#
5. sze-bi
6. ur-iti-ma [engar]
7. GAN2-gu4 lu2-[...]
8. 6(gesz2) mer# [hi]
9. 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) kur [hi]
10. GAN2 bar [1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki]
11. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) [n GAN2]
12. sze-bi
13. ur-bara2-si-ga engar
14. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
column 2
1. a-sza3 kar-gesz-asznan
2. ugula ur-tur
3. <GAN2>-gu4 {d}amar-{d}suen
4. szuku-bi nu-ta-zi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 33, BM 018080

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 160 20

    [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 018080
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0043

  • 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 13:39:11 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 13:28:33 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. 33, BM 018080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108414.
CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry (No. P108414). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108414 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108414 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 33, {BM} 018080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108414},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108414
LB  - CDLI:P108414
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108414
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 01, Pl. 33, BM 018080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108414.
CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry (No. P108414). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108414 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108414 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 33, {BM} 018080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108414},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108414
LB  - CDLI:P108414
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 33, BM 018080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108414
ER  - 
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