CM 26, 108 (P202324)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 021006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu
2. 1(u) 2(disz) u8
3. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2-gal
4. 8(disz) ud5
5. 8(disz) sila4 gaba
6. esz3-esz3 u4 sar
reverse
1. iti u4 3(u) la2 1(disz) ba-zal
2. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta bala-a ba-an-zi
3. ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ke4 i3-dab5
4. giri3 na-lu5 kuruszda
5. iti ezem-an-na
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz)
envelope
  (approximating using published description)
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu
2. 1(u) 2(disz) u8
3. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2-gal
4. 8(disz) ud5
5. 8(disz) sila4 gaba
6. esz3-esz3 u4 sar
reverse
1. iti u4 3(u) la2 1(disz) ba-zal
2. ka5-a-mu i3-dab5
3. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
4. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su ba-an-zi
5. giri3 na-lu5 kuruszda
6. iti ezem-an-na
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz)
seal 1
1. ka5-a-mu
2. dumu i3-li2-mu
3. sipa na-gab2-[tum]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000146 (composite) (P430245) S000146 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202324

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 021006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 041777
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.21006
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-1046

References

  • primary: CM 26, 108

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • citation: Kultische Kalender, Table 6

    [Sallaberger1993KultischeKalender] Sallaberger, Walther. 1993. Der Kultische Kalender Der Ur III-Zeit. Vol. 7/1. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen ArchäologieWalter de Gruyter • Berlin • New Yo. Walter de Gruyter • Berlin • New York.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 11:02:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-07-23 at 13:23:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

“CM 26, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202324.
CM 26, 108 artifact entry (No. P202324). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202324 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202324 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CM 26, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202324},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202324
LB  - CDLI:P202324
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CM 26, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202324
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202324.
CM 26, 108 artifact entry (No. P202324). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202324 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202324 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CM 26, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202324},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202324
LB  - CDLI:P202324
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CM 26, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202324
ER  -
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