CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 (P108436)

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 013888

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
1. 5(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
4. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 4(barig) lu2-dingir-ra
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
7. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) udu udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) {d}nanna-si-sa2
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3. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
4. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 2(asz) 5(ban2) x
6. u4 2(disz)-kam
7. iti szu-numun
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 3, pl. 13, BM 013888

    [King1898CT3] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 3.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 141

    [Pettinato1976CT] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, IV: Collazioni a W. L. King, CT III - V - VII.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 141–44.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013888
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0243

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.04.02 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:34 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 03, Pl. 13, BM 013888 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108436.
CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry (No. P108436). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108436 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108436 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 13, {BM} 013888 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108436},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108436
LB  - CDLI:P108436
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108436
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 03, Pl. 13, BM 013888 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108436.
CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry (No. P108436). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108436 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108436 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 13, {BM} 013888 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108436},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108436
LB  - CDLI:P108436
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - CT 03, pl. 13, BM 013888 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108436
ER  - 
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