CT 09, pl. 34, BM 021250 (P108588)

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 021250

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. <x> 1(barig) sze lugal
2. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu nin9-kal-la
3. <x> 1(barig) lu2-hu-rim3{ki} dumu geme2-nin-e-i3-zu
4. <x> 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2 dumu al-la sag {d}utu-bar-ra sila-a dab5-ba-sze3 ki ku5-da nu-banda3-ta
5. 2/3(disz) 5(ban2) lugal-ur-sag dumu ur-{d}lamma
6. 1/3(disz) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ki-lu5-la
7. 1/3(disz) 3(ban2) sig4-ki-du10 dumu geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. igi-4(disz)-<gal2> 3(ban2) ug3-IL2 dumu geme2-e2-gibil
9. {d}utu-bar-ra szesz-gal
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1. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur
2. ugula lu2-me-lam2 dumu al-la
3. 1(disz) e2-saga-e dumu ur-lugal ku3-dim2 lu2 gesz-i3-sze3
4. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu a-ab-ba ab-ba-iri i3-dab5
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5. sila-a dab5-ba-me
6. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 2(u) 4(disz)-am3 ba-zal-la-ta
7. giri3 ur-sa6-ga dumu ka5-a-mu
8. u3 szesz-kal-la ugula ug3-IL2
9. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
10. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(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. 34, BM 021250

[King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 9.
history: SAT 1, 441

[Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021250
Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0009

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.06.24
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 10:57:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 10:56:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-05-06 at 16:26:05	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2018-01-01 at 09:38:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-10-20 at 10:10:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000267) (000267)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21250) (BM.21250)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1112-9) (W_1895-1112-9)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20111023 englund: full rations to 2/3, 1/3 1/4 workers

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 34, BM 021250 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108588.

CT 09, pl. 34, BM 021250 artifact entry (No. P108588). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108588 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 34, BM 021250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108588 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 34, {BM} 021250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108588},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 34, BM 021250 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108588.

CT 09, pl. 34, BM 021250 artifact entry (No. P108588). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108588 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 34, BM 021250 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108588 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 34, {BM} 021250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108588},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P108588
LB  - CDLI:P108588
M1  - 2026/3/19/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108588
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