BM 027399 (P202894)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 027399Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (gu4 áb ùr-engar dIg-alim ki A-ma-dingir-ta kishib Ba-zi; seal: Ba-zi ds d. Du-du)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3
2. engar {d}ig-alim
3. ki a-ma-dingir-ta
4. kiszib3 ba-zi
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3
2. engar {d}ig-alim
3. ki a-ma-dingir-ta
4. kiszib3 ba-zi
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (gu4 áb ùr-engar dIg-alim ki A-ma-dingir-ta kishib Ba-zi; seal: Ba-zi ds d. Du-du)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 027399
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (055121) (055121)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27399) (BM.27399)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-187) (W_1898-0709-187)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 002028 (composite) (P454738) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 027399 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202894.
BM 027399 artifact entry (No. P202894). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202894 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202894 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
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