BM 019783 (P203006)

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 019783

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(asz) gu2 uruda
2. ki nig2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
5. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. izi-gu7-bi 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
7. 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 uruda gi-diri 2(disz)-sze3
8. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 uruda sza3 nig2 na4
9. kiszib3 nu-tuku
10. im ki-la2 tag-ga-bi e2 ensi2-ka-ta
11. giri3 szesz-kal-la dumu bu3-lu5-lu5
12. ur-{d}nun-gal dumu erin-da maszkim
reverse
1. {uruda}ha-bu3-da-ba SZID-bi ugu2 lu2-dingir-ra dumu he2-ti ba-a-gar
2. nig2-ka9 mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-a-ba-ka mu-gal2
3. zi-ga-am3
4. la2-ia3 2(disz) ma-na igi-4(disz)-gal2 uruda
5. giri3 ur-[{d}]igi-zi-bar-ra
6. nig2-ka9 ak si-i3-tum
7. ur-{d}lamma-mu dumu ur-{d}suen
8. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{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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  • Museum No.: BM 019783
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-16, 0066

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019783 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203006.
BM 019783 artifact entry (No. P203006). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203006 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019783 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203006 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019783 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203006},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203006},
}

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