BM 024486 (P202902)

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 024486

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Corpses from Gudea to the àga-ush of the king; seal Dingir-mu / gésh-da lugal / dumu A-ba-ni-da.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) ad7
2. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
3. aga3-us2 lugal-ke4 ib2-gu7
4. kiszib3 dingir-mu <ugula> 1(gesz2)-da
5. iti amar-a-a-si
reverse
1. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
2. 4(disz) ki lugal-me-lam2-ta
3. 4(disz) ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
4. 2(disz) ki ba-zi-ge-ta
5. 3(disz) ki lu2-sa6-ga-ta
seal 1
1. dingir-mu
2. ugula 1(gesz2)-da lugal
3. dumu a-ba-ni-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Corpses from Gudea to the àga-ush of the king; seal Dingir-mu / gésh-da lugal / dumu A-ba-ni-da.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202902

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 024486
Accession Number

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
2023-07-23 at 15:07:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 13:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024486 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202902.
BM 024486 artifact entry (No. P202902). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202902 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024486 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202902 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202902},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202902
LB  - CDLI:P202902
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 024486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202902
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024486 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202902.
BM 024486 artifact entry (No. P202902). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202902 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024486 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202902 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202902},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202902
LB  - CDLI:P202902
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 024486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202902
ER  - 
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