CT 01, pl. 49, BM 015278 (P108425)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 015278Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(u)# mer hi
en: ... 10 (ninda), north, averaged,
2. [n] 7(disz) kur hi
en: ... 7, east, averaged,
3. [n] GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
en: ... surface, outside, 1 eše3 1 1/2 iku, inside;
4. [a]-sza3# 4(bur3) [...] 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
en: field: 4 bur3 ... 1 1/2 iku, surface;
5. 2(esze3)# 1(iku) [...] GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig)
en: 2 eše3 1 iku ... surface, 4 (gur) 2 barig;
6. 2(esze3)# 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 3(ban2)
en: 2 eše3 3 1/2 iku surface, 4 (gur) 3 ban2;
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 5(asz)
en: 2 eše3 3 iku surface, 5 (gur);
8. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig)
en: 2 eše3 2 3/4 iku surface, 3 (gur) 3 barig;
9. [n] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
en: ... 3 3/4 iku surface, fallow;
10. [sze-bi] x
en: its barley: ... ;
column 2
1. lu2-dingir-[ra engar]
en: Lu-dingira, the ploughman;
2. GAN2-gu4 ka5-[a]
en: oxen-field of Fox;
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer# [hi]
en: 160 (ninda), north, averaged,
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kur# [hi]
en: 72, east, averaged;
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# bar# [1(esze3) 5(iku) ki]
en: 1 eše3 3 iku surface outside, 1 eše3 5 iku inside;
6. a-sza3 6(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2#
en: field: 6 bur3 5 iku surface;
7. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) x [GAN2 ...]
en: 1 bur3 1 eše3 ... surface ...;
8. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [...]
en: 1 bur3 1 1/2 iku surface ... ;
9. 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2# [...]
en: 1 bur3 5 iku surface ...;
10. [...] x [...]
en: ...
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. GAN2# kab2-du11#-ga
en: surface, inspected;
2. a-sza3 bur-x-[...]
en: field Bur...,
3. giri3 x-[...]
en: via ...;
4. mu us2-sa# x [...] lu#-lu-bu-um[{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)]-kam-[asz ba-hul]
en: year after: “... Lullubum for the 9th time destroyed.”
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 1(u)# mer hi
en: ... 10 (ninda), north, averaged,
2. [n] 7(disz) kur hi
en: ... 7, east, averaged,
3. [n] GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
en: ... surface, outside, 1 eše3 1 1/2 iku, inside;
4. [a]-sza3# 4(bur3) [...] 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
en: field: 4 bur3 ... 1 1/2 iku, surface;
5. 2(esze3)# 1(iku) [...] GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig)
en: 2 eše3 1 iku ... surface, 4 (gur) 2 barig;
6. 2(esze3)# 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 3(ban2)
en: 2 eše3 3 1/2 iku surface, 4 (gur) 3 ban2;
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 5(asz)
en: 2 eše3 3 iku surface, 5 (gur);
8. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig)
en: 2 eše3 2 3/4 iku surface, 3 (gur) 3 barig;
9. [n] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
en: ... 3 3/4 iku surface, fallow;
10. [sze-bi] x
en: its barley: ... ;
column 2
1. lu2-dingir-[ra engar]
en: Lu-dingira, the ploughman;
2. GAN2-gu4 ka5-[a]
en: oxen-field of Fox;
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer# [hi]
en: 160 (ninda), north, averaged,
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kur# [hi]
en: 72, east, averaged;
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# bar# [1(esze3) 5(iku) ki]
en: 1 eše3 3 iku surface outside, 1 eše3 5 iku inside;
6. a-sza3 6(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2#
en: field: 6 bur3 5 iku surface;
7. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) x [GAN2 ...]
en: 1 bur3 1 eše3 ... surface ...;
8. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [...]
en: 1 bur3 1 1/2 iku surface ... ;
9. 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2# [...]
en: 1 bur3 5 iku surface ...;
10. [...] x [...]
en: ...
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. GAN2# kab2-du11#-ga
en: surface, inspected;
2. a-sza3 bur-x-[...]
en: field Bur...,
3. giri3 x-[...]
en: via ...;
4. mu us2-sa# x [...] lu#-lu-bu-um[{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)]-kam-[asz ba-hul]
en: year after: “... Lullubum for the 9th time destroyed.”
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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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CT 1, pl. 49, BM 015278
[King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 1.
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history: AnOr 45, p. 208 29
[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 015278
- Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0004
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-06-01 at 18:39:07 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:52:03 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-10-22 at 21:12:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-10-22 at 21:04:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:28:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:11:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:59 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000073) (000073)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15278) (BM.15278)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-4) (W_1896-0410-4)
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Cite this Artifact
“CT 01, Pl. 49, BM 015278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108425.
CT 01, pl. 49, BM 015278 artifact entry (No. P108425). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108425 (Original work published 2001)
CT 01, pl. 49, BM 015278 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108425 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
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