BM 021427 (P202946)
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 021427Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(asz) sze zi3-ka gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ha-ni
3. a-sza3 gi dah-ha-ta
4. 2(u) engar 3(barig)-ta
5. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur
6. a-sza3 sahar dub-ba-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
blank space
8. szu-nigin2 4(u) gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
2. kiszib3 ur-ab-ba sza13-dub-ba
3. ba-zi ensi2 szu ba-ti
4. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) zi3-ka gur
5. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
6. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
7. giri3 ba-zi
8. szu-nigin2 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. zi-ga
10. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. ur-e2-ninnu
12. su-su-dam
13. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(asz) sze zi3-ka gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ha-ni
3. a-sza3 gi dah-ha-ta
4. 2(u) engar 3(barig)-ta
5. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur
6. a-sza3 sahar dub-ba-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
blank space
8. szu-nigin2 4(u) gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
2. kiszib3 ur-ab-ba sza13-dub-ba
3. ba-zi ensi2 szu ba-ti
4. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) zi3-ka gur
5. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
6. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
7. giri3 ba-zi
8. szu-nigin2 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. zi-ga
10. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. ur-e2-ninnu
12. su-su-dam
13. mu sza-asz-ru{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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021427
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0093
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00
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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 | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-23 at 08:25:55 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (041998) (041998)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21427) (BM.21427)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-93) (W_1896-0330-93)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021427 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202946.
BM 021427 artifact entry (No. P202946). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202946 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021427 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202946 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
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