BM 023297 (P202582)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 023297Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze a2 {gesz}nig2-gul
2. a-sza3 ti-ra-asz2
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. 3(ban2) sze a2 nagar u4-kam?
5. 4(disz) sila3 {d}utu-sa6-ga
6. 1(ban2) a2 {gesz}gu-za SZE3 sag3-ga
7. 4(ban2) sze
8. {kusz}SZIM-DIM2
9. 2(ban2) sa10 gi-dar
10. sza3 uru11{ki}
11. 4(disz) sila3 ninda {kusz}SZIM-DIM2 ur3-ra-a ga2-ra
reverse
1. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba hal-hal
3. 1(barig) ziz2 URU IN BARA2 GAG
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 1(disz) sila3 esza
6. 5(disz) sila3 dabin
7. SU#?-hi-li-ba
8. zi-ga MU TUM AN
9. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
10. mu ma2-gur8 {d}nin-lil2 ba-ab-du8
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze a2 {gesz}nig2-gul
2. a-sza3 ti-ra-asz2
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. 3(ban2) sze a2 nagar u4-kam?
5. 4(disz) sila3 {d}utu-sa6-ga
6. 1(ban2) a2 {gesz}gu-za SZE3 sag3-ga
7. 4(ban2) sze
8. {kusz}SZIM-DIM2
9. 2(ban2) sa10 gi-dar
10. sza3 uru11{ki}
11. 4(disz) sila3 ninda {kusz}SZIM-DIM2 ur3-ra-a ga2-ra
reverse
1. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba hal-hal
3. 1(barig) ziz2 URU IN BARA2 GAG
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 1(disz) sila3 esza
6. 5(disz) sila3 dabin
7. SU#?-hi-li-ba
8. zi-ga MU TUM AN
9. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
10. mu ma2-gur8 {d}nin-lil2 ba-ab-du8
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 023297
- Accession No.: 1897-05-14, 0011
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.06.00 ?
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-23 at 13:19:23 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (043153) (043153)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23297) (BM.23297)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1897-0514-11) (W_1897-0514-11)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 023297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202582.
BM 023297 artifact entry (No. P202582). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202582 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202582 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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