BM 020551 (P203114)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020551Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra nu-banda3-gu4-ke4-ne
3. guru7 e2-duru5 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. i3-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma
2. szu ba-ti
3. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu si-mu-ur4-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra nu-banda3-gu4-ke4-ne
3. guru7 e2-duru5 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. i3-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma
2. szu ba-ti
3. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu si-mu-ur4-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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020551
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0591
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041631) (041631)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20551) (BM.20551)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-591) (W_1895-1017-591)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020551 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203114.
BM 020551 artifact entry (No. P203114). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203114 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020551 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203114 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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