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CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 (P108650)

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 021426

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(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 sze-numun
3. a2-na-na i3-dab5
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. sze erin2 u3 sze ab-ba-ab-ba
6. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah
7. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
8. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
9. sze erin2-na
reverse
1. ka5-a-mu
2. u3 ur-gu-la i3-dab5
3. 4(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. la2-ia3 sze-numun u3 sze erin2-na
5. e2 {d}inanna
6. ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-gu-la
7. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
8. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur udu-bi 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
9. sze didli ab-ba
10. u3 kas4 i3-dab5

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. 48, BM 021426

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021426
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0092

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 13:32:21	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
2011-07-22 at 13:28:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		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 (000329) (000329)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21426) (BM.21426)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-92) (W_1896-0330-92)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 48, BM 021426 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108650.

CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry (No. P108650). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108650 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108650 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 48, {BM} 021426 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108650
LB  - CDLI:P108650
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108650
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 48, BM 021426 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108650.

CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry (No. P108650). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108650 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108650 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 48, {BM} 021426 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108650
LB  - CDLI:P108650
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021426 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108650
ER  -