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CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 (P108590)

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 021399

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 1(disz) ma-zu
3. 1(disz) ur-gu2-en-na
4. 1(disz) al-la
5. lu2 nig2-sig-la-me
6. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
7. dumu lu2-nimgir
8. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
9. dumu {d}utu-bar-ra
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-iri-si
11. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nansze
12. lu2 gu2-ne-sag-me
13. 1(disz) a-kal-la
14. dumu ab-ba-mu
15. lu2-kisal
reverse
1. 5(ban2) ur-{d}su4-an-na
2. 5(ban2) ur-nig2
3. 1(disz) lugal-ti-da
4. i3-du8-me
5. 1(disz) {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal
6. 1(ban2) {d}amar-{d}suen-ha-ma-ti dumu-ni
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
8. giri3-se3-ga e2 dingir-me
9. sza3 nigin6{ki}

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. 36, BM 021399

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021399
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0065

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:56	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 (000269) (000269)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21399) (BM.21399)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-65) (W_1896-0330-65)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 36, BM 021399 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108590.

CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 artifact entry (No. P108590). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108590 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108590 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 36, {BM} 021399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108590},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 36, BM 021399 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108590.

CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 artifact entry (No. P108590). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108590 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108590 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 36, {BM} 021399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108590},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108590
LB  - CDLI:P108590
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 36, BM 021399 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108590
ER  -