CT 10, pl. 46, BM 021381 (P108644)

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 021381

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. 2(u) SIG7-a gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
2. sze-bi 2(asz) gur
3. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2-kalam-ma
4. 4(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5. sze-bi 4(barig) lugal
6. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su
7. 2(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
8. sze-bi 2(barig) {gesz}kiri6 ga-du3?
9. 1(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)
10. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-pa-e3
11. szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
12. ugula gu2-u3-mu szandana
13. 1(u) 2(disz) SIG7-a gurusz# 1(barig)-ta
14. 2(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
15. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
reverse
1. {gesz}kiri6 ur-ma-ma
2. 7(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
5. 2(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
6. sze-bi 2(barig) {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 2(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
8. sze-bi 2(barig) {gesz}kiri6 ma-ni
9. 2(disz) SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6 ur-dam
10. 3(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig)-ta
11. sze-bi 3(barig) lugal
12. {gesz}kiri6 ge6-edin 2(disz)-a-bi
13. 1(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(disz)
14. {gesz}kiri6 gesz-DI
15. 1(disz) SIG7-<a> gurusz 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 gu-la-sza3
16. 1(disz) SIG7-a gurusz 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-szubur
17. szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
18. ugula ab-ba-mu
left
1. szunigin 9(asz) 2(barig) gur lugal

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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. 46, BM 021381

[King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021381
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0047

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:28:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:06	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 (000323) (000323)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21381) (BM.21381)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-47) (W_1896-0330-47)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 10, Pl. 46, BM 021381 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108644.

CT 10, pl. 46, BM 021381 artifact entry (No. P108644). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108644 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 46, BM 021381 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108644 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 46, {BM} 021381 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108644},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 10, Pl. 46, BM 021381 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108644.

CT 10, pl. 46, BM 021381 artifact entry (No. P108644). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108644 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 46, BM 021381 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108644 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 46, {BM} 021381 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108644},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P108644
LB  - CDLI:P108644
M1  - 2026/2/27/
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