CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 (P108570)

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 012915

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
column 1
1. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki udu ur4-ra
2. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
3. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na
4. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
5. siki udu ur4-ra
6. 2(u) gu2 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 su-ga sipa-de3-ne
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7. szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 3(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
10. giri3 na-ni dub-sar
11. 9(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
12. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar
13. siki-ba-sze3
14. na-ni szu ba-ti
15. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
16. giri3 ur-nig2 dumu lu2-eb
17. lu2-sa6-ga szu ba-ti
column 2
1. 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na
2. siki-ba geme2 mar-tu-sze3
3. ka5-a-mu szu ba-ti
4. 4(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na
5. lu2-ki-nu-nir{ki} x-nu szu ba-ti
6. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na
7. giri3 ur-{d}hendur-sag
8. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szu ba-ti
9. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 siki-ba giri3 sza13-dub-ba
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10. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 la2 1/3(disz) ma-na
11. zi-ga
12. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na
13. e2-kiszib3-ba ba-an-kux(KWU147)
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 2(gesz2) 1(u) gu2 7(disz) ma-na
16. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi
17. mu-kux(DU)
18. la2-ia3 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na
19. e2-kiszib3-ba ba-an-sag3
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20. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) ma-na
2. siki udu ur4-ra
3. 4(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na a-gu-a
4. 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na giri3 na-ba-sa6
5. siki sila4 u3 siki la2-ia3
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6. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) gu2 1/3(disz) ma-na
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 1/3(disz) ma-na
9. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu
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10. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
11. 2(gesz2) 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na
12. siki udu ur4-ra
13. 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na
14. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
15. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na ki na-ba-sa6-ta
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16. szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 2(u) gu2 kiszib3 lu2-sa6-ga dub-sar siki
19. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na
20. ma2-a gar-ra
column 2
1. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
2. u3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 8(asz) gu2 5(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na
5. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka ba-an-sag3
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6. sza3 i-szar-a-hi
7. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na
8. siki udu ur4-ra
9. 8(asz) gu2 4(disz) ma-na
10. siki sila4 u3 siki la2-ia3
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11. szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na
14. kiszib3 lu2-sa6-ga
15. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su u3 a-gu-a
16. 2(gesz2) 7(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
17. szesz-kal-la
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18. szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na
19. zi-ga
20. la2-ia3 6(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na
21. e2-kiszib3-ba ba-an-sag3
left
column 1
1. sza3 ur-sag-pa-e3
column 2
1. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 9, pl. 16, BM 012915

[King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 9.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 012915
Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0006

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-04-21 at 07:44:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:57:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000249) (000249)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12915) (BM.12915)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-6) (W_1896-0328-6)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 16, BM 012915 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108570.

CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry (No. P108570). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108570 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108570 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 16, {BM} 012915 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108570},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 16, BM 012915 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108570.

CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry (No. P108570). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108570 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108570 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 16, {BM} 012915 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108570},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108570
LB  - CDLI:P108570
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 16, BM 012915 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108570
ER  -