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

Text

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
blank space
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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.44.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P203003
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P203003

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 019097
Accession Number	1895-10-12, 0075

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	040586
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.19097
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1012-75

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-22 at 10:32:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

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: October 13, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203003},
}

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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: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203003},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203003
LB  - CDLI:P203003
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 019097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203003
ER  -