CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 (P108584)

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 020012

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(asz) guru7 4(gesz2) 4(u) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3 dub-sag
3. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
  blank space
4. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
5. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur gu-za-la2
6. 5(gesz2) gur giri3 nam-mah szesz tul2-ta
7. 2(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
8. 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) zi3-gu gur
9. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
10. giri3 an-ki-da
11. 4(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) dabin gur
2. giri3 ha-ba-zi-zi
3. dumu lu2-kal-la
4. 1(gesz2) zi3 <gur> giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
5. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) zi3 gur
6. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu la-la
7. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
8. 2(u) nig2-ar3-ra saga <gur>
9. giri3 ur-{d}isztaran
  blank space
10. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
11. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) zi3-gu gur
12. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
13. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur

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/P108584

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 020012
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0052

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000263
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.20012
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-52

References

  • primary: CT 9, pl. 30, BM 020012

    [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 13:32:21 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. 30, BM 020012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108584.
CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry (No. P108584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108584 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108584 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 30, {BM} 020012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108584},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 30, BM 020012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108584.
CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry (No. P108584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108584 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108584 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 30, {BM} 020012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108584},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108584
LB  - CDLI:P108584
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 30, BM 020012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108584
ER  -
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