DAA 1 127 BM 014741 (P200599)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014741

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 uruda
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi#-da-ta#
5. lugal-im-ru#-[a]
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 na-ni
3. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. u3 ur-{d}lamma
5. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200599

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
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 014741
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:46:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 14:03:38 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2011-07-22 at 14:32:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DAA 1 127 BM 014741 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200599.
DAA 1 127 BM 014741 artifact entry (No. P200599). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200599 (Original work published 2002)
DAA 1 127 BM 014741 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200599 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“DAA 1 127 BM 014741 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200599.
DAA 1 127 BM 014741 artifact entry (No. P200599). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200599 (Original work published 2002)
DAA 1 127 BM 014741 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200599 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200599},
}

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