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

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

Measurements

-

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 $)
33. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-[x x x]
column 3
  about 4 lines missing
1'. 1(barig) [...]
2'. 1(barig) ur#-[...]
3'. 1(barig) lu2-[...]
4'. 1(barig) a-x#-[...]
5'. 1(barig) e2-x#-x#-[...]
6'. 1(barig) lu2#-x-[x]
7'. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8'. 1(barig) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
9'. 1(barig) ab-ba-du10-ga
10'. 1(barig) lugal-ur2-ra-ni
11'. 1(barig) ab-ba-kal-la
  blank space
12'. munu4-mu2-me
13'. 1(barig) ba-DU-a i3-du8 guru7
14'. szu 4(ban2) ur-{d}ga-u18-sza
15'. szu 4(ban2) AN-lu2-sa6
16'. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu-ni
17'. i3-du8 ma-la-lum-ma-me
  blank space
18'. giri3-se3-ga szabra
19'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}nin-mu2
20'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
21'. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-me
22'. 4(ban2) A DISZ {d}utu-bar-ra
23'. 4(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2
24'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-[ra]
25'. dumu NI-x#-me
26'. 1(barig) ba-[zi]-ge#
  about 2 lines missing
column 4
  about 12 lines missing
1'. nu 1(barig) ur-[...]
2'. dumu ama?-ki-[...]
3'. nu 1(barig) kisal-u2-x#-[...]
4'. nu 3(ban2) e2?-gissu
5'. dumu nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu-me
6'. nu 1(barig) nig2-u2-rum
7'. 1(barig) lugal-dur2-du10
8'. 4(ban2) lugal-HAR
9'. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}
10'. 1(barig) nam-iri-na
11'. dumu a-tu
  blank space
12'. nam-ha#-[ni ugula]
13'. 1(barig) lu2#-[...]
14'. [...]
15'. 1(barig) [...]
16'. [...]
17'. 1(barig) [...]
  about 4 lines missing
reverse
column 1
  about 6 lines missing
1'-8'. ($ 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]
  rest broken
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202881

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 023537
Accession Number 1897-05-16, 0001

External resources

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 13:19:23 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“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: November 2, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“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: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023537 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202881},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202881
LB  - CDLI:P202881
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BM 023537 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202881
ER  -
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