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

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

Measurements

-

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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.44.07.00 to Šulgi.44.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203007

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 019981
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0021

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 041415
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.19981
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-21

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 11:02:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2021-10-23 at 09:33:27 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: April 29, 2026).
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}


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Cite this Artifact

“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: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203007},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P203007
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 019981 artifact entry
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