BM 022079 (P202722)
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 022079Period
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. 3(barig)#? 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 lugal
2. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
3. 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sig5
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
5. 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra
6. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-gal mu-ra
reverse
1. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3# sze
blank space
2. zi#?-ga#? ki zum-zum-ta
3. [x x] x {d}isztaran x [x x (x)] x bala-a
4. [iti ezem-{d}]dumu-zi
5. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
obverse
1. 3(barig)#? 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 lugal
2. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
3. 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sig5
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
5. 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra
6. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-gal mu-ra
reverse
1. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3# sze
blank space
2. zi#?-ga#? ki zum-zum-ta
3. [x x] x {d}isztaran x [x x (x)] x bala-a
4. [iti ezem-{d}]dumu-zi
5. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
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 022079
- Accession No.: 1896-04-09, 0184
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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 11:59:20 | 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 (042557) (042557)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.22079) (BM.22079)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0409-184) (W_1896-0409-184)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 022079 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202722.
BM 022079 artifact entry (No. P202722). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202722 (Original work published 2002)
BM 022079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202722 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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