CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 (P108586)

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 021137

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
3. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. a-sza3 igi-{gesz}kiri6
6. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz)-ta a2 erin2-na
9. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz)-ta ki da-da-ni-ta
10. a-sza3 ar-sza-ti-a
11. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
13. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz)-ta#
14. a-sza3 ur-zu
15. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 2(asz) 3(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
reverse
1. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma
2. 3(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
  blank space
3. szunigin 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. szunigin 3(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. szunigin 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz)-ta
6. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
7. GAN2 uru4-a
8. szunigin 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. szunigin 3(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)
12. szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
14. ugula szesz-kal-la
15. gu4 {d}nin-dar-a
16. lu2-{d}suen u3 lugal-dalla mu-gid2
left
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 9, pl. 32, BM 021137

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021137
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-19, 0012

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 32, BM 021137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108586.
CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry (No. P108586). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108586 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108586 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 32, {BM} 021137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108586},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108586
LB  - CDLI:P108586
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108586
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 32, BM 021137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108586.
CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry (No. P108586). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108586 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108586 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 32, {BM} 021137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108586},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108586
LB  - CDLI:P108586
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 32, BM 021137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108586
ER  -
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