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CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 (P108653)

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 012239

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(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze szuku-ra engar
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) i3-dub e2-duru5-{d}inanna
5. 3(asz) ki-sur-ra{ki}
6. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi-ta
7. 3(u) e2-duru5 {d}inanna
8. ki ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar zi3-ta
9. 6(asz) 1(barig) gur sze erin2 ba-usz2
10. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu igi-zi-ta
11. 2(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur sze erin2 ba-usz2
12. ki ur-{d}nun-gal dumu erin-da-ta
13. 1(u) gur e2-duru5 bara2-si-ga
14. ki nam-mah dumu me-nigar-ta
15. [x] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
16. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. la2-ia3 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
1 line blank
2. sze szuku-ra engar
3. e2 {d}inanna

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. 49, BM 012239

[King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.
history: MVN 17, 10

[Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 012239
Accession No.: 1894-10-19, 0010

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
2023-10-28 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
2011-07-22 at 13:29:00	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 (000332) (000332)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12239) (BM.12239)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1019-10) (W_1894-1019-10)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 49, BM 012239 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108653.

CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry (No. P108653). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108653 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108653 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 49, {BM} 012239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108653},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108653
LB  - CDLI:P108653
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108653
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 10, Pl. 49, BM 012239 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108653.

CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry (No. P108653). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108653 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108653 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 49, {BM} 012239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108653},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108653
LB  - CDLI:P108653
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - CT 10, pl. 49, BM 012239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108653
ER  -