CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 (P108515)

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 013138

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. 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze gu4 udu gu7-a
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 2(u) 4(disz) ba-zal-ta
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 3(disz) ba-zal-sze3
8. iti 2(disz) u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
9. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-ni2-te-na
10. zi-ga
11. 3(asz) sze gur e2-a bala-a
12. kiszib3 mu-du8-e
reverse
1. [ugu2-a] ga2-ga2
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
3. sze gu4 udu gu7-a
4. zi-ga
5. szunigin 3(asz) gur e2 bala-a kiszib3 mu-du8-e
6. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
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7. szunigin2 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 6(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak sze gu4 udu gu7-a
11. ha-ba-mu
12. sza3 nibru{ki}
13. iti 2(disz) u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
14. ur-{d}lamma ensi2
15. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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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 7, pl. 22, BM 013138

    [King1899CT7] King, Leonard W. 1899. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 7.

  • citation: ASJ 16, p.115-164, p. 118

    [Maeda1994bal-ensí] Maeda, Tohru. 1994. “Bal-Ensí in the Drehem Texts.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 115–64.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013138
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0229

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.03.24 (us2 year), Šulgi.46.06.03 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: AS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.46.03.24 (us2 year) to Šulgi.46.06.03 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01 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 07, Pl. 22, BM 013138 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108515.
CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry (No. P108515). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108515 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108515 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 22, {BM} 013138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108515
LB  - CDLI:P108515
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108515
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 07, Pl. 22, BM 013138 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108515.
CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry (No. P108515). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108515 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108515 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 22, {BM} 013138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108515
LB  - CDLI:P108515
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 22, BM 013138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108515
ER  -
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