CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 (P108465)

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 013897

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. [n] 1(disz#) udu# 1(disz)# sila3#-ta#
2. [n] 1(disz)# sila3# sze lu2-kal-la
3. [n] 1(disz)# udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. 8(disz) sila3 sze ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi 1(disz) sila3
6. 2(u) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. 3(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) sila3-ta
8. 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra sze-bi 4(ban2)
reverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) duh ge6
2. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 hi-a
4. szunigin# 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
5. szunigin# 3(u)# 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
6. szunigin# 1(barig)# 5(disz)# sila3# sze lugal
7. iti# ezem#-{d}dumu-zi
8. mu# us2#-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal#-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
left
1. [u4 n]-kam#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 3, pl. 15, BM 013897

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013897
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0252

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.06.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-11-06 at 16:04:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:00 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. 15, BM 013897 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108465.
CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry (No. P108465). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108465 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108465 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 15, {BM} 013897 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108465},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108465},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108465
LB  - CDLI:P108465
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108465
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 03, Pl. 15, BM 013897 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108465.
CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry (No. P108465). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108465 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108465 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 15, {BM} 013897 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108465},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108465},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108465
LB  - CDLI:P108465
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - CT 03, pl. 15, BM 013897 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108465
ER  -
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