BM 020110 (P203008)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020110

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. 6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal ugula ur-{d}lamma
3. 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma szesz i3-kal-la
4. ugula ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
5. 7(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
7. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-me
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4
9. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 a-ab-ba ugula {d}utu-szesz
12. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra ugula ur-sag-ub3{ki}
13. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-me
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma ugula nig2-u2-rum
15. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
16. e2 {d}nansze-me
reverse
1. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 a-kal-la e2 nam-mah?
2. 8(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
3. 7(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-za3-ge-si
4. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-me
5. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 sza-an-gu
6. 4(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. a-sza3 lal3-ha
blank space
8. szu-nigin2 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
9. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu e2-esz3-sza3-ga-ta
10. i3-dub a-sza3 ar-sza-an-ti-a-{d}nansze-ta
11. mu si-mu-ur4-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	P203008
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P203008

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 020110
Accession Number	1895-10-17, 0150

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	041485
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.20110
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1017-150

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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
2021-10-31 at 13:29:18	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 020110 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203008.

BM 020110 artifact entry (No. P203008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203008 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020110 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203008 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203008},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020110 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203008.

BM 020110 artifact entry (No. P203008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203008 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020110 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203008 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203008},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203008
LB  - CDLI:P203008
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BM 020110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203008
ER  -