BM 020031 (P202760)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020031

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(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum mu e2 puzur4{isz}-{d}da-gan ba-du3
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 4(u) kiszib3 szu-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. kiszib3 en-u2-a
7. 2(u) kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge dumu ur-e2-mah
8. 5(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}bil3-ga-mes dumu a-da-lal3
9. lu2 i3-dub iri-sag-rig7{ki}-me
10. su-su-dam
11. kiszib3 pu-da
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
2. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
5. giri3 gu3-de2-a
6. nig2-ka9 ak lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
7. mu e2 puzur4{isz}-{d}da-gan 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.39.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P202760
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P202760

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 020031
Accession Number	1895-10-17, 0071

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	041440
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.20031
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1017-71

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:29:19	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020031 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202760.

BM 020031 artifact entry (No. P202760). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202760 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202760 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202760},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020031 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202760.

BM 020031 artifact entry (No. P202760). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202760 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202760 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202760},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202760
LB  - CDLI:P202760
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 020031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202760
ER  -