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CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 (P108576)

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 019054

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. 3(asz@c) ansze 3(asz@c) dur3
2. 1(asz@c) dur3 1(disz)
3. 2(asz@c) dur3 amar ga
4. 1(disz) ansze su-su nu-su mu 3(disz)-a
5. gub-ba-am3
6. ansze szu-esz-dar-kam
7. ur-mes x
8. 3(asz@c) ab2-mah2 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
9. 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga 1(asz@c) gu4 amar ga
10. gub-ba-am3
11. 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4 1(disz) gu4 szu-gi4
12. na-gab2-tum zi-ga
13. kal-la engar
14. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz)
15. 1(disz) gu4-gesz u2-gu de2-a su-su engar
16. 2(disz) gu4-gesz su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
17. gub-ba-am3
18. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2-mah2
19. u4-du-lugal engar
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1. 6(asz@c) gu4-gesz
2. gub-ba-am3
3. ur-{d}suen engar
4. 4(asz@c) ansze 3(asz@c) dur3
5. 1(asz@c) ansze 2(disz) gesz-sze3
6. 2(asz@c) ansze 1(disz)
7. 1(asz@c) ansze amar ga
8. gub-ba-am3
9. lugal-ur2-ra-ni engar
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10. ugula ur-bara2-si-ga
11. e2 nam-ha-ni
12. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-dab5
13. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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. 22, BM 019054

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 019054
Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0032

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)
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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
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 (000255) (000255)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19054) (BM.19054)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1012-32) (W_1895-1012-32)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 22, BM 019054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108576.

CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry (No. P108576). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108576 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108576 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 22, {BM} 019054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108576
LB  - CDLI:P108576
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108576
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 22, BM 019054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108576.

CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry (No. P108576). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108576 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108576 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 22, {BM} 019054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108576
LB  - CDLI:P108576
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 22, BM 019054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108576
ER  -