CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 (P108619)

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 014612

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. 1(disz) lugal-da-ga szesz-gal
2. 1(disz) a-kal-la
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
4. 1(disz) ba-sa6-ga
5. 1(disz) ab-ba-ne-ne
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
8. 1(disz) ur-e2-ninnu
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
10. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
11. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
12. lugal-da-ga i3-dab5
13. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu szesz-gal
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
15. 1(disz) ur-esz3-lil2-la2
16. 1(disz) iri{ki}-bi
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
18. [1(disz)] a-tu
19. 1(disz) ur-nig2
20. 1(disz) ma-ni-ki-ni
21. 1(disz) ur-dun
22. libir-am3
23. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
24. dumu diri-ta
25. 1(u)
26. lu2-{d}utu i3-dab5
27. 1(disz) ba-zi-ge szesz-gal
28. 1(disz) ur-sa6
29. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la
column 2
1. 1(disz) a-mur-{d}utu
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
4. 1(disz) a-kal-la
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na
6. libir-am3
7. 1(disz) lugal-geszkim-zi
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. dumu diri-ta
10. 1(u)
11. ba-zi-ge i3-dab5
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-gal
13. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
14. libir-am3
15. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
16. 1(disz) da-da
17. 1(disz) lu2-nimgir
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
19. dumu diri-ta
20. 6(disz)
21. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
22. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz
23. erin2 gal-gal-me
24. bala gub-ba
25. giri3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
26. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
27. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
28. 1(disz) mar-sa ur-sze-il2-la
29. 1(disz) ug3-IL2
column 3
1. ki sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
2. nu-dab-ba-me
3. ki ur-nigar{gar} ugula
4. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
6. szunigin 4(disz) nu-dab-ba-[me]
7. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
8. 1(disz) lugal-me-lam2 x
9. 1(disz) ba-la-la#
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
11. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki}
14. 1(disz) engar-du10
15. 1(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(disz) ur-dun
17. libir-am3
18. 1(disz) lugal-amar-ku3
19. dumu diri-ta
20. 1(u)
21. lugal-me-lam2 i3-dab5
22. 1(disz) lugal-sza3-la2 szesz-gal
23. 1(disz) ur-dun
24. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
25. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nansze
26. 1(disz) sig4!(LUM)-nam-tar-ra
27. 1(disz) e2-hi-li-a-i3-du3
28. 1(disz) a-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) {d}utu-ug3-[e]
2. 1(disz) nig2-tuku
3. libir-am3
4. 1(disz) nam-iri-na
5. dumu diri-ta
6. 1(u)
7. lugal-sza3-la2 i3-dab5
8. 1(disz) {d}utu-lagasz{ki}-<e> szesz-gal
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
10. 1(disz) sza3-ku3-ge
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
12. 1(disz) lu2-zabala3{ki}
13. 1(disz) {d}utu-mu
14. 1(disz) e2-ki-bi
15. libir-am3
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
17. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da#
19. dumu diri-ta
20. 1(u)
21. {d}utu-lagasz{ki}-e# [i3-dab5]
22. 1(disz) a2-u2-sa6-sa6
23. 1(disz) en-in-na-[dan]
24. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la
25. 1(disz) da-ga
26. 1(disz) ARAD2
27. 1(disz) a-kal-la
28. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
29. {d}utu-mu
30. 1(disz) ur-kisal
column 2
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. 1(u)
3. a2-u2-sa6-sa6 i3-dab5
4. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra szesz-gal
5. 1(disz) a-kal-la
6. 1(disz) giri3-ni
7. 1(disz) im-ma-szi-a
8. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra szesz a-tu
9. 5(disz)
10. lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
11. erin2 gal-gal-me
12. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki} szesz-gal
13. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
14. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
16. 1(disz) ur-du6!-hi!-li-ba
17. dumu diri-ta
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
19. libir-am3
20. 6(disz)
21. ur-sag-ub3{ki} i3-dab5
22. erin2-tur-tur-me
23. szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz
24. erin2 gal-gal-me
25. szunigin 6(disz) erin2-tur-tur
26. bala tusz-me
27. giri3 ur-sag-ub3{ki}
28. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
29. SIG7-a a2-da-da
30. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
31. 1(disz) ur-mes ki sanga {d}inanna
column 3
1. 1(disz) lugal-u2-szim-e
2. 5(disz)
3. nu-dab-ba-me
4. ki a-tu ugula
5. szu a-tu
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu dumu-ni
7. 1(disz) en-e2-e-ba-du7 engar erin2-na-sze3
8. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
9. 1(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
10. ugula-iri-me
11. 1(disz) la-ni-mu dumu im-ma-si!
12. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu a-tu
13. a2-du8-a-me
14. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz
15. erin2 gal-gal-me
16. szunigin 6(disz) erin2-tur-tur
17. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) nu-dab-ba
18. szunigin 4(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
19. szunigin 1(disz) engar
20. szunigin 2(disz) ugula-iri
21. szunigin 2(disz) a2-du8-a
22. nam-1(u) dun-a
23. nu-banda3 na-ba-sa6
24. ur-{d}lamma
25. ensi2
26. mu en {d}nanna masz-e pa3

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 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612

[King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.
citation: RA 070 (pp. 9-44), 018ff.

[Maekawa1976RA70] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1976. “The Erín-People In Lagash Of Ur Iii Times.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 70 (1): 9–44.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014612
Accession No.: 1896-04-07, 0001

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-24 at 14:40:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2016-11-09 at 15:31:47	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-05-14 at 12:08:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-27 at 17:37:25	Heimpel, Wolfgang	Atf	Heimpel, Wolfgang		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:06	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 (000298) (000298)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14612) (BM.14612)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-1) (W_1896-0407-1)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 30-31, BM 014612 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108619.

CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 artifact entry (No. P108619). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108619 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108619 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 30-31, {BM} 014612 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108619},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 30-31, BM 014612 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108619.

CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 artifact entry (No. P108619). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108619 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108619 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 30-31, {BM} 014612 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108619},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108619
LB  - CDLI:P108619
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - CT 10, pl. 30-31, BM 014612 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108619
ER  -