BM 024618 (P202672)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024618

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley rations for gurush a-bal and dù-a-ku5 delivered by Inim-Baba-idab.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
3. 8(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
reverse
1. sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5
2. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
3. ugula ur-szul
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley rations for gurush a-bal and dù-a-ku5 delivered by Inim-Baba-idab.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024618
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024618 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202672.
BM 024618 artifact entry (No. P202672). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202672 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024618 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202672 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202672},
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