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, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027786

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley to feed old oxen (shu-gi4) in Guabba; oath of Ningirsu and SHulgi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

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

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 (Barley to feed old oxen (shu-gi4) in Guabba; oath of Ningirsu and SHulgi)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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
Accounting Period	Šulgi.45.07.00 to Šulgi.45.10.00

Record

CDLI number	P203184
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P203184

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 027786
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	055493
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.27786
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0711-51

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2021-10-25 at 13:36:24	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203184},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027786 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203184},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203184
LB  - CDLI:P203184
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 027786 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203184
ER  -