BM 019981 (P203007)

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 019981

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9
3. bala dub-sag
4. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) gur
5. giri3 ARAD2-mu
6. e2-duru5 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
8. i3-dub u8-udu-a?{ki}-ta
9. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
10. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu ur-ba-gara2-ta
blank space
14. szu-nigin2 5(gesz'u) 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
15. sag nig2-gur11-ra-kam
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur
column 2
1. 7(asz) 4(barig) zi3-sig15 gur
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 gur
3. sze bala-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3# gur
4. 8(asz) 4(barig) kasz sig5 gur
5. 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
6. sze bala-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. 2(asz) 1(barig) zi3 gur
9. 4(asz) kasz du gur
10. 1(asz) zi3-gu gur
11. 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
12. sze-bi 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
14. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
15. iti 2(disz)-kam
16. zi-ga lugal
17. kiszib3 lugal-me-lam2
18. dumu nibru{ki}
19. u3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ur-nig2
2. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. sze-ba geme2-kikken2 u3 ad-kup4 zi3-il2
4. iti 1(disz)-kam
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
6. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
7. sze-bi 2(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. iti 7(disz)-kam
9. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. sza3-gal gu4 udu masz-da-ri ezem mah
12. kiszib3 al-la-mu kuruszda
13. zi-ga
14. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. sze szabra {d}al-la-tum
16. i3-dub a-sza3 a-ba-al-la-ka ba-a-si
17. giri3 a-hu-a dumu lu2-du10-ga
18. 1(asz) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
19. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
20. ugu2 ma-ni ba-a-gar
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21. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
22. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 [gur]
23. nig2-sa10-am3 nig2-gu3-de2-a-sze3
column 2
1. kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge dam-gar3
2. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
blank space
3. szu-nigin2 5(gesz'u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
4. zi-ga
5. la2-ia3 5(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
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6. nig2-ka9 ak
7. ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-pirig-tur
8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
9. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
10. iti 7(disz)-kam
11. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
12. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
13. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
14. 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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Kultische Kalender, Table 57

[Sallaberger1993KultischeKalender] Sallaberger, Walther. 1993. Der Kultische Kalender Der Ur III-Zeit. Vol. 7/1. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen ArchäologieWalter de Gruyter • Berlin • New Yo. Walter de Gruyter • Berlin • New York.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 019981
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0021

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.07.00, Šulgi.44.12.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 11:02:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-10-23 at 09:33:27	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
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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“BM 019981 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P203007.

BM 019981 artifact entry (No. P203007). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203007 (Original work published 2002)

BM 019981 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203007 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).

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