CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 (P108599)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019050

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
column 1
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. mu en {d}nanna masz-e ib2-pa3
4. 5(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
5. ki ma-ni-ta
6. 4(u) gur
7. ki ba-ad-da-ri2-ta
8. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
9. 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
11. sze-bi 2(u) 3(barig) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
12. sa2-du11 ku5-ra2
13. giri3 szesz-kal-la
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) [...] 2(disz) sila3 BAD 5(disz) gin2 gur
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra#-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(ban2) kasz!(GAR2) saga
5. 3(ban2) kasz du
6. 1/3(disz) sila3 SZIM saga udul2
7. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
8. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
9. sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. iti GAN2-masz-ta
11. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
12. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
14. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
15. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na
reverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 5(asz) kasz dida saga
2. 2(u) 1(asz) kasz dida du
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du
5. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
6. zi-ga sza3 {kusz}du10-gan
7. kiszib3 ensi2
8. u3 szesz-kal-la
9. 2(u) 2(asz) kasz dida saga
10. 1(asz) kasz saga gur
11. 1(u) 8(asz) kasz dida du
12. sze-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
13. zi-ga 2(asz) kiszib3 nu-ra-a
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ugu2 ur-mes-ka ba-a-gar
column 2
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1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 gur
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 1(ban2) sze
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4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. {d}nansze-kam
6. iti GAN2-masz-ta
7. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
8. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
10. mu si-mu-ur4{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
left
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) [...] 5(u) 5(disz)-kam

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 9, pl. 45, BM 019050

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019050
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0028

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.00.00, Šulgi.44.01.00, Šulgi.44.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.44.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.43.00.00 to Šulgi.44.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 45, BM 019050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108599.
CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry (No. P108599). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108599 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108599 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 45, {BM} 019050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108599},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108599
LB  - CDLI:P108599
M1  - 2026/2/27/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108599
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 09, Pl. 45, BM 019050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108599.
CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry (No. P108599). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108599 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108599 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 45, {BM} 019050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108599},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108599
LB  - CDLI:P108599
M1  - 2026/2/27/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 45, BM 019050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108599
ER  -
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