BM 027786 (P203184)
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 027786Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley to feed old oxen (shu-gi4) in Guabba; oath of Ningirsu and SHulgi)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 szu-gi4 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. u4 6(disz)-sze3
3. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. u4 3(u)-sze3 iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. u4 3(u)-sze3 iti mu-szu-du8
8. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz)# sila3-ta
9. u4 2(u)-sze3 iti amar-a-a-si
reverse
blank space
1. szu-nigin2 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal gu4 szu-gi4
3. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
4. mu {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. mu {d}szul-gi-ra
6. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 in-pa3
7. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 szu-gi4 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. u4 6(disz)-sze3
3. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. u4 3(u)-sze3 iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. u4 3(u)-sze3 iti mu-szu-du8
8. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 5(disz)# sila3-ta
9. u4 2(u)-sze3 iti amar-a-a-si
reverse
blank space
1. szu-nigin2 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal gu4 szu-gi4
3. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
4. mu {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. mu {d}szul-gi-ra
6. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 in-pa3
7. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} 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 (Barley to feed old oxen (shu-gi4) in Guabba; oath of Ningirsu and SHulgi)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 027786
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.07.00, Šulgi.45.08.00, Šulgi.45.09.00, Šulgi.45.10.00
- Alternative Years:
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- Accounting Period: Šulgi.45.07.00 to Šulgi.45.10.00
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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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| 2021-10-25 at 13:36:24 | 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 (055493) (055493)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27786) (BM.27786)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0711-51) (W_1898-0711-51)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027786 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203184.
BM 027786 artifact entry (No. P203184). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203184 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027786 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203184 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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