CT 01, pl. 40, BM 012389 (P108419)

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 012389

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. [n] 1(u) mer 3(u) 1(disz)
2. [n] 4(u) 5(disz) kur hi
3. [n] 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar n ki
4. a#-sza3# 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. [n] 2(esze3)# GAN2 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
6. [n] 2(esze3)# 4(iku)# GAN2 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
7. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 8(asz) 1(barig)
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 4(asz)
9. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
10. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
11. 4(iku) GAN2 su3
12. sze-bi 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur
13. ab-ba-kal-la engar
14. a-sza3 a-gar szuszin{ki}
15. 4(u) 3(disz)# mer 4(u) la2 1/2(disz)
16. 4(gesz2) 5(u) kur hi
17. 2(iku) GAN2 bar 5(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
column 2
1. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
2. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
3. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
4. 2(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig)
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(ban2)
6. 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
7. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz)
9. lu2-{d}iszkur engar
10. a-sza3 du6-asz
11. 3(u) 2(disz) mer 3(u) 1/2(disz)
12. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
13. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 bar 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
14. a-sza3 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 2(barig)
16. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2)
17. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 5(asz) 1(barig)
18. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 6(asz)
19. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 1(barig)
20. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)# 3(ban2)#
21. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
22. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)# [n] 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
23. ur-sa6 engar
24. a-sza3 <nin>-amasz-zi
column 3
1. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 3(u) mer 2(u) 1(disz)
3. 4(gesz2) kur hi
4. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
5. a-sza3 4(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
6. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz)# 1(barig)#
8. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz)# 2(barig)# 1(ban2)#
9. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz)# 2(ban2)#
10. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi 3(u) 3(disz)# [n] 2(barig) gur? gal2?
12. ur-gu2-en-na engar
13. [a-sza3] hu#-ba-na
14. 5(u) 1/2(disz) mer hi
15. 4(gesz2) 4(u) kur 5(gesz2) 2(u) [n?]
16. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
17. a-sza3 8(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
18. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
19. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2)
2. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 6(asz) 2(ban2)
4. [n] 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam-NE-iri#?
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3)! [n] GAN2 su3
6. [sze-bi x] 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz)
7. [...] engar
8. [x mer] 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz)
9. [x kur] hi
10. [n GAN2] bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
11. [a-sza3 ...] n GAN2
12. [n] GAN2# 4(asz)? 2(barig)
13. [n GAN2] 4(asz)? 1(barig) 4(ban2)
14. [n] GAN2# [n] 2(asz) 1(barig)
15. [n] GAN2# 5(asz) 2(barig)
16. [n] GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)
17. [n] GAN2 nam-NE-iri#?
18. [n] GAN2 su3
19. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig)#
20. ur-i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du engar
column 2
1. a-sza3 KU-dim2
2. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) mer 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) kur 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1/2(disz)
5. 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
6. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
7. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) [x] GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) [n x] GAN2 5(asz)
9. [n] GAN2 4(asz) 1(barig)#
10. [n] GAN2 4(asz) [n x]
11. [n] GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [n]
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12'. [...] x [...]
13'. 2(esze3) [x GAN2 n] 1(barig)#
14'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 5(asz) 1(ban2)
15'. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
16'. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) x 3(disz) [n]
17'. ur-e2-dam engar
column 3
1. a-sza3 x
2. GAN2-[gu4 ...]
3. ugula [...]
4. giri3 [...]
  blank space
  rest broken

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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. 40, BM 012389

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

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 180 23

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

  • history: MVN 17, 154

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012389
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0001

  • 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
2018-01-01 at 09:38:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 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
2009-06-03 at 09:57:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-21 at 09:47:59 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. 40, BM 012389 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108419.
CT 01, pl. 40, BM 012389 artifact entry (No. P108419). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108419 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 40, BM 012389 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108419 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CT 01, pl. 40, {BM} 012389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108419},
}


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