BM 018717 (P202593)
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 018717Period
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. 1(disz) tug2 aktum sig5
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 sig5 dingir-ama-mu
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 sig5
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2
5. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2
reverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2
2. ur-{d}bil3-ga-mes
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 1(u) 5(disz) zal-la-a
5. mu us2-sa kar2-har{ki}
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 aktum sig5
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 sig5 dingir-ama-mu
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 sig5
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2
5. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2
reverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2
2. ur-{d}bil3-ga-mes
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 1(u) 5(disz) zal-la-a
5. mu us2-sa kar2-har{ki}
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 018717
- Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0375
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.24.03.15 (us2 year)
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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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| 2021-10-22 at 09:57:50 | 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 (040248) (040248)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18717) (BM.18717)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-0329-375) (W_1895-0329-375)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018717 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202593.
BM 018717 artifact entry (No. P202593). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202593 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018717 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202593 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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