CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 (P108581)

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 019779

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(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 4(asz) 2(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
3. a-sza3 du6-gig
4. 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
  blank space
7. a-sza3 he-gal2-gu-la
8. 5(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9. 4(bur3) 2(esze3)? GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
  blank space
10. a-sza3 gaba he-gal2-gu-la
11. 1(disz) amar 2(barig)
12. sze-bi 2(barig)
13. 5(iku) 2(barig) gur apin sza3-gu4 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
  blank space
14. szunigin 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. szunigin 8(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
2. szunigin 9(asz) {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
3. szunigin 2(bur'u) 4(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 4(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. sze-bi 2(asz)-ta
7. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
8. szunigin 5(iku) 1(barig) gur engar sza3-gu4 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
9. szunigin 1(disz) amar 2(barig)
10. sze-bi 2(barig)
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
  blank space
12. ugula sanga {d}gesz-bar-e3
13. ur-{d}lamma ensi2
14. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108581

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 019779
Accession Number 1895-10-16, 0062

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000260
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.19779
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1016-62

References

  • primary: CT 9, pl. 27, BM 019779

    [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
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. 27, BM 019779 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108581.
CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 artifact entry (No. P108581). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108581 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108581 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 27, {BM} 019779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108581},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 27, BM 019779 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108581.
CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 artifact entry (No. P108581). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108581 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108581 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 27, {BM} 019779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108581},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108581
LB  - CDLI:P108581
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 27, BM 019779 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108581
ER  -
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