BM 018772 (P202241)

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 018772

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(disz) geme2 5(ban2)-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
4. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 3(ban2)
7. 3(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
8. 2(u) 8(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. 2(u) 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. 1(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
4. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
5. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur lugal
6. sze-ba geme2-usz-bar
7. iti GAN2-masz-ta
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 iti 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
9. ugula ur-{d}da-mu
10. mu us2-sa an-sza-an-<<SZA>>{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal 2(disz) geme2 5(ban2)
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
  blank space
3. 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
4. 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 3(ban2)
6. 3(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
reverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
2. 2(u) 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. 1(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
  blank space
4. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
5. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal iti 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
6. iti GAN2-masz-ta iti sze-sag11-ku5
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu
8. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. geme2-{d}lamma
2. eresz-dingir
3. {d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. ur-{d}da-[mu]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-sa6-[ga]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.43.01.00 to Šulgi.43.11.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005800 (composite) (P458510) S005800 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.43.11.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202241

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018772
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 040302
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18772
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0329-430

References

  • history: CBT 2, ,

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), taf. 5 (seal)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-10-22 at 10:19:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202241.
BM 018772 artifact entry (No. P202241). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202241 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018772 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202241 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 018772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202241},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202241.
BM 018772 artifact entry (No. P202241). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202241 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018772 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202241 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 018772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202241},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202241
LB  - CDLI:P202241
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 018772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202241
ER  -
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