BM 020542 (P202269)

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 020542

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. 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. lu2 tu-ru-hu-um-me
3. ki zabar-dab5
4. giri3 a-ki-a
reverse
1. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
  blank space
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 080 no. 18

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202269

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 020542
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0582

References

  • primary: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 080 18 (seal)

    [Fischer1992ZA82] Fischer, Claudia. 1992. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Neusumerischen Tontafeln Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchungen Zu Den Tierkampfszenen.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 60–91.

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
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 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
2021-10-23 at 09:33:27 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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

“BM 020542 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202269.
BM 020542 artifact entry (No. P202269). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202269 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202269 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202269},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020542 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202269.
BM 020542 artifact entry (No. P202269). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202269 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202269 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202269},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202269
LB  - CDLI:P202269
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BM 020542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202269
ER  - 
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