CT 03, pl. 26, BM 018958 (P108469)

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 018958

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. 1(disz) giri3-lam 8(disz) sila3
2. n 3(disz) giri3-lam 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2# {d}nansze
4. 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3 dah-u3
5. 2(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3 ki an-na
6. 4(disz) giri3-lam 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 e2 {d}en-lil2
7. 1(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3
8. 5(disz) giri3-lam 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
10. gaba-szu-gar
11. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sza3 ki-es3-<sa2>{ki}
12. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ensi2
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 2(barig) sa2-du11 {d}en-lil2-la2
3. 3(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 {d}nansze
4. 1(asz) ki bala-a-sze3
5. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum us2
6. 1(disz) dusu 1(ban2) e2-u2-nam-ti
7. 1(disz) giri3-lam 2(disz) sila3 e2 {gesz}gigir
  double blank line
8. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
9. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum us2
10. zi-ga ab-ba-gu-la
11. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun

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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 3, pl. 26, BM 018958

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 018958
  • Accession No.: 1895-05-13, 0004

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:25:36 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 03, Pl. 26, BM 018958 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108469.
CT 03, pl. 26, BM 018958 artifact entry (No. P108469). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108469 (Original work published 2001)
CT 03, pl. 26, BM 018958 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108469 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 03, pl. 26, {BM} 018958 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108469},
}


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