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CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 (P108603)

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 021144

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. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze na-gab2-tum ki-a tak4-a
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. sza3-gal gu4 udu diri gal2-la
6. iti amar-a-a-si-ta
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
8. iti 2(disz)-kam
9. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
10. kiszib3 lugal-engar tum3-dam
11. la2-ia3 1(u) 2(asz) ugu2 ur-mes ba-a-gar
reverse
1. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
blank space
2. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
3. ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alim

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. 48, BM 021144

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021144
Accession No.: 1895-10-19, 0019

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.10.00, Šulgi.48.11.00
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.10.00 to Šulgi.48.11.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2015-03-13 at 12:42:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:58:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:05	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000282) (000282)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21144) (BM.21144)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1019-19) (W_1895-1019-19)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 48, BM 021144 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108603.

CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry (No. P108603). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108603 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108603 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 48, {BM} 021144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108603
LB  - CDLI:P108603
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108603
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 09, Pl. 48, BM 021144 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108603.

CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry (No. P108603). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108603 (Original work published 2001)

CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108603 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 48, {BM} 021144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108603
LB  - CDLI:P108603
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - CT 09, pl. 48, BM 021144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108603
ER  -