BM 019097 (P203003)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019097

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) ma-na uruda
2. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 su3-gan
3. uruda sa10-a
4. ki ur-nig2 dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 {uruda}ha-bu3-da
6. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}KIN
7. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 5(disz)+[4(disz)] 5/6(disz)# ma-na 1(disz) gin2 uruda
8. ki lu2-gu#-la#-ta
9. 1(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na# uruda
10. ku3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
11. la2-ia3 su-ga ud5
12. ki dam al-la-bi-ta
13. 1(u) 5(disz)# gin2 la2 igi#-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
14. uruda-bi 3(u)# 2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
15. 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze su3-gan
16. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
17. szu-nigin2 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 uruda
reverse
1. szu-nigin2 1(disz) ma-na 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 2(u) 5(disz) sze su3-gan
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze uruda
4. 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze su3-gan
5. diri# nig2-ka9 ak mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
6. [n] la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
7. [n] {uruda}KIN
8. [ki-la2]-bi# 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
9. [izi]-gu7-bi 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na# [1(u)] 1/2(disz) gin2
10. su3-gan-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
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11. szu-nigin2 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze uruda
12. szu-nigin2 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sze su3-gan
13. mu-kux(DU)
14. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1/2(disz) sze uruda
15. la2-ia3 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze su3-gan
16. nig2-ka9 ak nimgir-sza3-kusz2 simug
17. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz 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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019097
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0075

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203003.
BM 019097 artifact entry (No. P203003). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203003 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203003 (Accessed: June 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203003},
}

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