CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 (P108543)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018415

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal dumu ha-li2-li2 ha-za-num2
3. a-sza3 gir2-nun-ta
4. 1(asz) gur e2-udu-ta
5. ki ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
9. giri3 ur-esz3-lil2-la2 nu-banda3-gu4
10. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
11. giri3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni nu-banda3-gu4
12. a-sza3 gir2-nun
reverse
1. GAN2 uru4-a
2. inim du-du-ta
  blank space
3. szunigin 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. GAN2 uru4-a
6. zi-ga
7. diri 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  blank space
8. nig2-ka9-ak GAN2 uru4-a
9. a-sza3 gir2-nun
10. giri3 ur-nig2 dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
11. mu si-mu-ur4-ru{ki} <<ki>> lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P108543

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018415
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0073

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000222
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18415
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0329-73

References

  • primary: CT 7, pl. 36, BM 018415

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 07, Pl. 36, BM 018415 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108543.
CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 artifact entry (No. P108543). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108543 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108543 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 36, {BM} 018415 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108543},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 07, Pl. 36, BM 018415 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108543.
CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 artifact entry (No. P108543). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108543 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108543 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 36, {BM} 018415 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108543},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108543
LB  - CDLI:P108543
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CT 07, pl. 36, BM 018415 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108543
ER  -
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