BM 024390 (P202898)

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 024390

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (4 1/2 sìla li from the merchant Urguenna; seal: Lú-dNin-gír-su ds d. Ir11-mu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 li
2. ki ur-gu2-en-na dam-gar3-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. giri3 ur-ba-gara2
2. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ARAD2-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (4 1/2 sìla li from the merchant Urguenna; seal: Lú-dNin-gír-su ds d. Ir11-mu.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202898

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 024390
Accession Number

References

  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

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
2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 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 024390 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202898.
BM 024390 artifact entry (No. P202898). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202898 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024390 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202898 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202898},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024390 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202898.
BM 024390 artifact entry (No. P202898). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202898 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024390 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202898 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202898
LB  - CDLI:P202898
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 024390 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202898
ER  - 
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