BM 021922 (P202828)

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 021922

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. [5(u)] 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda
2. [ki (x)]-IG-DUL3 dam-gar3-ta
3. [n]+4(asz) gu2 {uruda}ha-bu3-da
4. [ki]-la2-bi 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 uruda
5. ki# lu2-gu-la-ta
6. 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 su3-gan
7. ki# inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
  blank space
8. [szu-nigin2] 1(asz) gu2 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 uruda
9. [szu-nigin2] 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 su3-gan
10. [sza3]-bi-ta
11. [n]+5(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
12. [ki]-la2-bi 3(u) 4(disz) ma-na uruda
13. [n] {uruda}KIN
14. [ki-la2-bi] 2(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda
15. [izi]-gu7#-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 uruda
16. [su3-gan]-bi# 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. [szu-nigin2 1(asz) gu2 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2] uruda
2. [szu-nigin2 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 su3]-gan
3. [mu-kux(DU)]
  blank space
4. [nig2-ka9] ak
5. [nimgir-sza3]-kusz2# simug
  blank space
6. mu# sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202828

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 021922
Accession Number 1896-04-09, 0027

External resources

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2021-10-23 at 10:31:52 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021922 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202828.
BM 021922 artifact entry (No. P202828). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202828 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021922 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202828 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021922 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202828},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P202828
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 021922 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021922 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202828.
BM 021922 artifact entry (No. P202828). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202828 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021922 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202828 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021922 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202828},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202828
LB  - CDLI:P202828
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 021922 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202828
ER  - 
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