BM 019268 (P202619)

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 019268

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 guz-za
2. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
3. ku-li szu ba-ti
reverse
1. tum-ma-al-sze3
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
3. mu dumu-munus lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202619

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 019268
Accession Number 1895-10-12, 0246

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2021-10-22 at 10:50:29 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 019268 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202619.
BM 019268 artifact entry (No. P202619). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202619 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202619 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202619},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 019268 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202619.
BM 019268 artifact entry (No. P202619). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202619 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202619 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202619},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202619
LB  - CDLI:P202619
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 019268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202619
ER  - 
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