BM 027233 (P203032)

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 027233

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Silver account of Lú-Ki-nu-nirki; 4 col. tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 1/2(disz)# gin2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. si-i3-tum mu en {d}nanna masz i3-pa3
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
4. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 la2 3(disz) sze
5. kiszib3 lu2-ki-nu-nir{ki}
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6. szu-nigin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. szim-i3 1(u) 2(disz) dug-kam
9. dug-a 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
10. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
11. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
12. kiszib3 engiz ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ga2-ga2-dam
13. 2/3(disz){sza} su3-gan 5/6(disz) ma-na-ta
14. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
15. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) su3-gan
column 2
1. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2# 4(disz) sze
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
3. 5(u) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) gin2-ta
4. ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2
5. kiszib3 3(disz@t)-am3
6. 2(gesz2) gu2 esir2 had2
7. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-a 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
8. ku3-bi 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 2(u) 6(disz) sze
9. kiszib3 gu-u2-mu
10. 2(disz) na4 ur5 szu si3-ga
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}utu dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. 8(disz) gin2 ku3 nig2-sa10-am3 numun szum2-sikil-sze3
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}nin-su
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15. ugu2 ga2-ga2
16. 3(disz) gin2 la2 3(disz) sze ku3
17. kiszib3 nu-tuku
reverse
column 1
1. ugu2 nig2-gur11 ba-a-gar#
2. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3
3. ugu2 a-gi4 ba-a-gar
4. 5(asz) mun gur 2(asz)-ta
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. 8(asz) gu2 pesz {gesz}szinig 1(asz) gu2-na igi-3(disz)-gal2-ta
7. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)
8. nig2-ka9 mu en {d}nanna
9. ugu2 ur-{d}nun-gal ba-a-gar
10. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
11. 2/3(disz){sza} NA su3-gan 5/6(disz) ma-<na>-ta
12. ku3-bi 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 2(u) 4(disz) sze
13. ma2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-sze3
14. kiszib3 na-silim szesz-me
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) gin2-ta
16. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
17. e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 da-KA ba-a-gar
18. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nansze
19. dumu ur-zu
column 2
1. zi-ga
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2. szu-nigin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 2(disz) sze ku3
3. zi-ga
4. diri igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze ku3
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5. nig2-ka9 ak si-i3-tum
6. lu2-ki-nu-nir{ki}
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7. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Silver account of Lú-Ki-nu-nirki; 4 col. tablet)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 027233
Accession No.:

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.44.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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
2021-10-25 at 12:46:27	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054966) (054966)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27233) (BM.27233)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-21) (W_1898-0709-21)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 027233 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203032.

BM 027233 artifact entry (No. P203032). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203032 (Original work published 2002)

BM 027233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203032 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203032},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 027233 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203032.

BM 027233 artifact entry (No. P203032). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203032 (Original work published 2002)

BM 027233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203032 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 027233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203032},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203032
LB  - CDLI:P203032
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - BM 027233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203032
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