CT 05, pl. 42-43, BM 017758 (P108488)

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 017758

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. [...] 1(ban2) [x sila3?] sze lugal
2. giri3-i3-sa6
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ba-zi-zi
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a a-pirig-am3
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-dar
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-nigar
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a al-la
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a {d}utu-ik-sur2?
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}pa-bil-mu-dah
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-{d}ig-alim
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lugal-nam2-mah
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-ki-lu5-la
15. 1(ban2) lugal-uszum-gal
16. 1(ban2) ur-sa6-ga
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column 2
1. 1(ban2) tul2-ta
2. 1(ban2) ur-{d}hendur-sag
3. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 5(disz) sila3 ma-da-mu-gi
5. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
6. 1(ban2) ur-zigum?-ma
7. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a nam-ha-ni
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-du
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-gu-la
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ab-ba
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a {d}utu-bar-ra
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a bar-am3
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a {d}szakkan2-i3-sa6
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a a2-u2-u2
16. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-{d}ba-ba6
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-zigum-ma
18. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lugal-lu2-du10
2. 1(disz) ur-e2-ninnu
3. 1(disz) ur-sa6-ga
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 2(disz) a-kal-la
6. 1(disz) {d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(disz) lu2-usz-gi-na
8. 1(disz) {d}utu-kam
9. 1(disz) ARAD2-da-ni
10. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
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11. ur-{d}nansze i3-dab5
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ab-ba-mu
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a lu2-{d}utu
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
16. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2-NE-ni
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-ki-gu-la
18. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a al-la
19. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
20. 1(disz) ur-igi-zi-bar
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21. a-kal-la i3-dab5
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}na-ru2
4. 1(disz) ur-dun
5. a2-x-gu
6. 1(disz) ur-mes
7. ur-{gesz}gigir
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. x kas4
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a da-ga
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-[a ...]
12. 1(disz) giri3-[ni-i3]-sa6
13. 1(disz) lugal-nu-banda3
14. a#-tu i3#-dab5
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SIG7-a x-ba-a
16. 1(disz) erin2?-da
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil4-pa-e3
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(disz) lugal-inim-gi-na
20. na-bi
21. 1(disz) ab-kal-la
22. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
23. ur-{d}lamma
24. 1(disz) ur3-re-ba-du7
25. 1(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
26. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2
27. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
28. 1(disz) igi-ba-su4-su4?
29. 1(disz) sukkal-di-de3
30. 1(disz) {d}ig-alim

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 5, 42-43, BM 017758

    [King1898CT5] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 5.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.141-144, p. 143

    [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 017758
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0018

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 05, Pl. 42-43, BM 017758 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108488.
CT 05, pl. 42-43, BM 017758 artifact entry (No. P108488). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108488 (Original work published 2001)
CT 05, pl. 42-43, BM 017758 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108488 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 05, pl. 42-43, {BM} 017758 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108488},
}


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