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

Cite

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
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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
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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

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.42.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P202828
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

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	042462
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.21922
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0409-27

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
2021-10-23 at 10:31:52	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

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  -

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  -