BM 023537 (P202881)

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 023537

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. lu2-kal-la
3. 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. 1(barig) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
5. dumu lu2-ma-ma-me
6. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
7. dumu ur-mes
8. 1(barig) lu2-nigin6{ki}
9. dumu nimgir-di-de3
10. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11. 1(barig) nimgir#-ka-gi-na
12. dumu u2-szim-e-me
13. 1(barig) lugal-ezem dumu x-x
14. 1(barig) {d}utu-bar-ra
15. dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
16. 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra
17. 1(barig) kal-la
18. dumu lugal-{d}utu-me
19. 1(barig) szesz-kal-la
20. ARAD2 ur-E-PAP-e
21. 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
22. 1(barig) lugal-ezem
23. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
24. dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6-me
25. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
26. dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
27. 1(barig) lu2-iri-sag
blank space
28. ur-ba-gara2 ugula
29. 1(barig) a-ki-sza-ra
30. 1(barig) a-hu-ni
31. 1(barig) gir2-su{ki}-ki-du10
column 2
1. 2(ban2)# lu2#-{d}[...]
2. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6# dumu [x]-x#
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}en-ki dumu ab-[ba]
4. 1(barig) lugal-ka-gi-na
5. dumu en-me-te-si
6. 1(barig) ur-gu2-en-na#
7. dumu ur-{d}lamma
8. 1(barig) {d}utu-me-lam2
9. dumu ur-{d}utu
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
11. 1(barig) a-kal-la
12. dumu lugal-he2-gal2
13. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
14. dumu ur-{d}TA?-sur-ra
15. 1(barig)# en-ki-bi
16. 1(barig) ur#-{d}nansze
17. dumu mu-mu-me
blank space
18. lugal#-giskim-zi ugula
blank space
19. bahar2 sila3-me
20. 1(barig) ma-sis
21. 1(barig) nam-ha-ni
22. dumu ur-{d}lamma
23. 1(barig) {d}utu-bar-ra
24. dumu geme2-{d}utu
25. 1(barig) iri-na-bad3-bi
26. dumu du10-ga
27. 1(barig) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
28. dumu gu3-de2-a
29. 1(barig) u8-sila4-ni
30. 1(barig) {d}utu-sa6-ga
31. dumu {d}utu-ba-e3-me
32. ($ erasure $)
33. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-[x x x]
column 3
about 4 lines missing
1'. 1(barig) [...]
2'. 1(barig) ur#-[...]
3'. 1(barig) lu2-[...]
4'. 1(barig) a-x#-[...]
5'. 1(barig) e2-x#-x#-[...]
6'. 1(barig) lu2#-x-[x]
7'. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8'. 1(barig) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
9'. 1(barig) ab-ba-du10-ga
10'. 1(barig) lugal-ur2-ra-ni
11'. 1(barig) ab-ba-kal-la
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12'. munu4-mu2-me
13'. 1(barig) ba-DU-a i3-du8 guru7
14'. szu 4(ban2) ur-{d}ga-u18-sza
15'. szu 4(ban2) AN-lu2-sa6
16'. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu-ni
17'. i3-du8 ma-la-lum-ma-me
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18'. giri3-se3-ga szabra
19'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}nin-mu2
20'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
21'. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-me
22'. 4(ban2) A DISZ {d}utu-bar-ra
23'. 4(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2
24'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-[ra]
25'. dumu NI-x#-me
26'. 1(barig) ba-[zi]-ge#
about 2 lines missing
column 4
about 12 lines missing
1'. nu 1(barig) ur-[...]
2'. dumu ama?-ki-[...]
3'. nu 1(barig) kisal-u2-x#-[...]
4'. nu 3(ban2) e2?-gissu
5'. dumu nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu-me
6'. nu 1(barig) nig2-u2-rum
7'. 1(barig) lugal-dur2-du10
8'. 4(ban2) lugal-HAR
9'. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}
10'. 1(barig) nam-iri-na
11'. dumu a-tu
blank space
12'. nam-ha#-[ni ugula]
13'. 1(barig) lu2#-[...]
14'. [...]
15'. 1(barig) [...]
16'. [...]
17'. 1(barig) [...]
about 4 lines missing
reverse
column 1
about 6 lines missing
1'-8'. ($ traces $)
blank space
9'-16'. ($ traces $)
about 9 lines missing
column 2
about 3 lines missing
1'-5'. ($ traces $)
blank space
6'. muhaldim-me
blank space
7'. szu-nigin2 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
8'. szu-nigin2 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
9'. szu-nigin2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10'. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
11'. bahar2 sila3-me
12'. szu-nigin2 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-[ta]
13'. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig)+[1(barig)]
14'. bahar2 e2 [...]
15'. szu-nigin2 1(u) 3(disz) [gurusz 1(barig)-ta]
16'. sze-bi# [2(asz) 3(barig)]
17'. munu4#-[mu2-me]
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column 3
1. szu-nigin2 [...]
2. i3-du8 ma#-[la-lum-ma-me]
3. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)#
4. giri3-se3-ga szabra-me
5. szu-nigin2 3(u) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
6. szu-nigin2 2(disz) gurusz szu# 2(barig)#-ta
7. szu-nigin2 4(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
8. szu-nigin2 3(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
9. szu-nigin2 3(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
10. szu-nigin2 [1(u)] la2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
11. szu-nigin2 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
12. sze-bi 8(asz) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. dib-ba
14. szu-nigin2 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
15. szu-nigin2 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
16. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
17. nu-dib-ba-me
18. muhaldim-me
blank space
column 4
blank space
1. sze-ba
2. bahar2 munu4-mu2
3. giri3-se3-ga szabra#
4. u3 muhaldim#
5. iti GAN2-masz-ta#
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3
7. iti 3(disz)-kam
8. 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 023537
Accession No.: 1897-05-16, 0001

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.04.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	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 13:19:23	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (043253) (043253)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23537) (BM.23537)
British Museum Collection (W_1897-0516-1) (W_1897-0516-1)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023537 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202881.

BM 023537 artifact entry (No. P202881). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202881 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023537 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202881 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023537 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202881.

BM 023537 artifact entry (No. P202881). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202881 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023537 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202881 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023537 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
}

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