CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 (P108417)

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 019030

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. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) ninda mer hi
2. 1(u) 8(disz) ninda kur hi
3. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)
8. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)
9. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2)
10. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig)
11. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 su3
12. sze-bi
13. szesz-kal-la engar
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) ninda mer hi
15. 1(u) 8(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 kur hi
16. 3(iku) GAN2 bar 5(iku) ki
17. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
column 2
1. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
2. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(ban2)
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 4(barig)
4. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
5. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
6. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(ban2)
7. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 2(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi
10. iri#-mu# [engar]
11. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-[mu]
12. a2-da-da i3-[dab5]
13. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
14. 7(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
15. 2(u) 3(disz) ninda kur hi
16. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
17. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
18. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
19. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(ban2)
20. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2)
21. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
22. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
23. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
24. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(ban2)
25. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
26. sze-bi
27. lu2-{d}nin-szubur engar
column 3
1. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}suen
2. [x] 2(gesz2) 3(u) ninda mer hi
3. [x] 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 kur hi
4. [x] 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(barig) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
5. [a]-sza3# 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)
8. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
9. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(barig)
10. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
11. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
12. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
13. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
14. sze-bi
15. a-tu-kal-la engar
16. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-mu dumu ur-tar
17. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
18. ugula ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) ninda mer hi
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)#! ninda kur hi
3. 1(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 5(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(ban2)
6. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
8. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)
9. 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
10. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
11. 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
12. 3(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
13. sze-bi
14. nig2-u2-rum engar
15. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nansze
16. igi-lam-lam-e i3-dab5
17. ugula ur-mes
18. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) ninda mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
6. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(ban2)
7. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(ban2)
9. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi
11. sza3-gu2-bi engar
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) ninda mer hi
13. 1(gesz2) la2 1/2(disz) ninda kur hi
14. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
15. a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
16. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
17. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
18. 2(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig)
19. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)
20. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
21. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
22. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
23. sze-bi
24. ur-{d}iszkur engar
25. GAN2-gu4 kal-la dumu ur-ga2-da
26. ab-ba-mu i3-dab5
column 3
1. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. szuku engar sza3-ba i3-in-gal2
3. a-sza3 da-gi4-a
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4. mu us2-sa hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 1, pl. 36-37, BM 019030

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 164 21

    [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 019030
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0008

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 01, Pl. 36-37, BM 019030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108417.
CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry (No. P108417). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108417 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108417 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 36-37, {BM} 019030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108417
LB  - CDLI:P108417
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108417
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 01, Pl. 36-37, BM 019030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108417.
CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry (No. P108417). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108417 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108417 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 36-37, {BM} 019030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108417
LB  - CDLI:P108417
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CT 01, pl. 36-37, BM 019030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108417
ER  -
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