BM 021096 (P203227)
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 021096Period
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. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 9(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) gur lugal
4. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
5. ki lu2-usz-gi-na-ta
6. ur-e2-musz
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. erin2 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
2. pa5-enku{ki}-ta
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 9(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) gur lugal
4. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
5. ki lu2-usz-gi-na-ta
6. ur-e2-musz
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. erin2 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
2. pa5-enku{ki}-ta
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021096
- Accession No.: 1895-10-18, 0086
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (041818) (041818)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21096) (BM.21096)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1018-86) (W_1895-1018-86)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 021096 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203227.
BM 021096 artifact entry (No. P203227). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203227 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203227 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).
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