CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 (P108582)

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 020007

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. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
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4. a-sza3 {d}inanna
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
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10. a-sza3 lahtan2
11. 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
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13. a-sza3 du6-7(disz) gu-la
14. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
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16. a-sza3 du6 imin-{d}ig-alim
17. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
18. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
19. a-sza3 he-gal2-gu-la
20. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
reverse
1. 5(bur3) 3(iku)# GAN2 a de2-a 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
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2. a-sza3 sag-he-gal2
3. 3(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
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6. szunigin 2(bur'u) la2 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. szunigin 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8. szunigin 9(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. szunigin 2(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. szunigin 5(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a de2-a 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
11. sze-bi 5(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. ziz2-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. szunigin 8(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
16. szunigin 3(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
17. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
18. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
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19. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
20. ugula sanga {d}inanna
21. ur-{d}lamma ensi2
22. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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. 28, BM 020007

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 020007
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0047

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00
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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 09:52:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39	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
2008-01-03 at 18:25:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		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 (000261) (000261)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20007) (BM.20007)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-47) (W_1895-1017-47)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 28, BM 020007 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108582.

CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 artifact entry (No. P108582). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108582 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108582 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 28, {BM} 020007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108582},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 28, BM 020007 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108582.

CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 artifact entry (No. P108582). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108582 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108582 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 28, {BM} 020007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108582},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108582
LB  - CDLI:P108582
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 28, BM 020007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108582
ER  -