Kyoto2000 no. D (P145428)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019048

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
column 1
1. [2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u)] 3(disz)# 2(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3#
2. 2(gesz2) 2(disz) 2(ban2)
3. sze#-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
  calculation: 1713 × 0;0,2,5 + 122 × 0;0,2 = 150;4,2,5
4. GAN2 ARAD2
5. 3(gesz'u) 1(u) 8(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  calculation: 1818 × 0;0,2,5 = 151;2,3
7. GAN2 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
8. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) 3(ban2)
9. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
  calculation: 467 × 0;0,3 + 1891 × 0;0,2,5 = 204;1,2,5
11. GAN2 lu2-nigin6{ki}
column 2
1. [8(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig)] 2(ban2)
  calculation: 150;4,2,5 + 151;2,3 + 204;1,2,5 = 506;3,2
  blank space
2. GAN2-gu4 {d}lamma-de-[de3?]
3. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(disz) 2(ban2) [5(disz) sila3]
4. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2)# gur#
5. GAN2 in-na-x
6. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3#
7. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 2(ban2)
8. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz)# 1(barig)# 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
9. GAN2 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 4(gesz'u) 4(u) 4(disz) 2(ban2) [5(disz) sila3]
11. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) [2(ban2)]
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig)
2. GAN2 he2-ti
3. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 8(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 2(ban2)
5. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. GAN2 lu2-uru11{ki}
7. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) [gur]
  blank space
8. GAN2-gu4 ma-an-szum2#
9. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) [2(ban2)]
10. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) [2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3]
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 3(ban2)
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 9(asz)# [n gur]
3. GAN2 igi-sa6#-[sa6]
4. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz)# [n 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3]
5. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(ban2)
6. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. GAN2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 3(ban2)
9. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(ban2) gur
11. GAN2-<<gu4>> aga-sag-kesz2
12. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) 3(ban2) gur
13. [GAN2]-gu4 ur-ba-gara2
14. [...] n 5(u)#? 2(asz) 5(ban2) [...] x gur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145428

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 019048
Accession Number 1895-10-12, 0026

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 047792
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.19048
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1012-26

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-08-24 at 12:01:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-01 at 17:58:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Kyoto2000 No. D Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145428.
Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry (No. P145428). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145428 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145428 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Kyoto2000,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Kyoto2000 no. {D} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145428},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145428
LB  - CDLI:P145428
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145428
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Kyoto2000 No. D Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145428.
Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry (No. P145428). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145428 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145428 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Kyoto2000,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Kyoto2000 no. {D} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145428},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145428
LB  - CDLI:P145428
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Kyoto2000 no. D artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145428
ER  -
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