CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 (P108579)

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 019751

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
2. 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. a-sza3 tir-gaba-gid2-da
4. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. a-sza3 u2-ki-BAD-mu2
6. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8. 5(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. a-sza3 ur-nigar-mu
10. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
11. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
12. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
13. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
14. 4(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
15. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
16. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-pirig
17. 3(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
18. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
19. 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
20. 3(asz) 3(barig) a2 hun-ga2 dub-sag
21. mu erin2 bala gub-ba gesz-gi ba-gen-na-sze3
reverse
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 ki-ma-nu-ta
2. gaba-ri ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szabra-e2-ta
3. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. szunigin 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. szunigin 2(bur'u) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
7. szunigin 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
8. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. szunigin 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
11. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2 giri3 ur-{d}nansze
12. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
16. ur-nigar{gar} szar2-ra-ab-du mu-gid2
17. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz# [{d}]da-gan ba-du3 mu [us2-sa-bi]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108579

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 019751
Accession Number 1895-10-16, 0034

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000258
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.19751
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1016-34

References

  • primary: CT 9, pl. 25, BM 019751

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

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 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 25, BM 019751 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108579.
CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 artifact entry (No. P108579). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108579 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108579 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 25, {BM} 019751 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108579},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 25, BM 019751 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108579.
CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 artifact entry (No. P108579). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108579 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108579 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 25, {BM} 019751 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108579},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108579
LB  - CDLI:P108579
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 25, BM 019751 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108579
ER  -
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