CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 (P108575)

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 019036

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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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 4(barig) munu4 si-e3 gur lugal
2. ki lu2-usz-gi-na-ta
3. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
5. ki lu2-gu-la-ta
6. 1(asz) 3(barig) SZIM saga gur
7. 8(asz) munu4 si-e3 gur
8. ki ur-{d}nisaba-ta
9. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
10. 5(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
11. ki lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-ta
12. 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) SZIM saga gur
13. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
14. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a-ta
15. 3(asz) sze gur
16. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
blank space
17. szunigin 7(asz) 3(ban2) SZIM saga gur
column 2
1. sza3 lahtan2#-bi# 1(u) x [x]
2. szunigin 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3#-[ra] saga gur
3. sze bala-bi 8(asz) 1(ban2) gur
4. szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
5. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) munu4 si-e3 gur
6. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. szunigin 3(asz) sze gur
8. sze-bi 4(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) gur
9. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
12. sza3 lahtan2-bi 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. sze bala-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
14. 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida du gur
15. sze bala-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
16. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(asz) 3(barig) munu4 si-e3# gur
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2. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
3. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
5. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
blank space
6. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 2(u) 8(asz) [...] 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
blank space
column 2
blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. ur5-bi-sze3 lu2 lunga
blank space
3. mu [...] x en [{d}]nanna# 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. 21, BM 019036

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 019036
Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0014

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2015-03-13 at 12:42:47	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55	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 09:57:56	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 (000254) (000254)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19036) (BM.19036)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1012-14) (W_1895-1012-14)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 21, BM 019036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108575.

CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry (No. P108575). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108575 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108575 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 21, {BM} 019036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108575},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P108575
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 21, BM 019036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108575.

CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry (No. P108575). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108575 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108575 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 21, {BM} 019036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108575},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108575
LB  - CDLI:P108575
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 21, BM 019036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108575
ER  -