BM 028770 (P202579)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028770

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (ì-nun, ga-àr èsh-èsh-shè, mu lugal-e gìr si bi-sá-a)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) dug i3-nun
2. 1(disz) ga-ar3 tur
3. uri5#{ki#}-sze3
4. x-{d}suen sagi i3-DU
reverse
1. iti ezem-amar-a-a-si
2. zi-ga
3. ur-{d}nin-su#
4. mu lugal-e giri3 si bi-sa2-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (ì-nun, ga-àr èsh-èsh-shè, mu lugal-e gìr si bi-sá-a)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ur-Namma.B.10.00 (Alternative Years: SH06)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P202579
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P202579

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 028770
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	056303
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.28770
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-1013-103

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-25 at 14:25:18	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 028770 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202579.

BM 028770 artifact entry (No. P202579). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202579 (Original work published 2002)

BM 028770 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202579 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028770 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202579},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 028770 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202579.

BM 028770 artifact entry (No. P202579). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202579 (Original work published 2002)

BM 028770 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202579 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028770 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202579},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202579
LB  - CDLI:P202579
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 028770 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202579
ER  -