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BM 018400 (P203300)

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 018400

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur lugal
2. 2(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur duru5 gur
3. 3(asz) 2(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
4. 1(barig) {gesz}gesztin duru5
5. sa2-du11 nig2 ezem-ma dingir-re-ne
6. u3 en-en
7. ensi2-ke4-ne
8. 2(gesz'u) nig2-ki-luh
9. sa2-du11 {d}lugal-ba-gara2
10. 5(gesz2) sa2-du11
11. {d}ga2-tum3-du10
12. 4(gesz'u) sa2-du11
13. {d}nansze
14. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa2-du11
15. {d}nin-dar-a
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) sa2-du11
2. {d}dumu-zi
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) {gesz}haszhur duru5 gur
4. kiszib3 ab-ba lu2-ur3-ra lugal
5. nig2-dab5 za3-mu-ka
blank space
6. nig2 zi-[ga]
7. gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
8. mu ki-masz{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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 018400
Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0058

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00
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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
2021-10-22 at 09:40:12	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

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (039959) (039959)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18400) (BM.18400)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-0329-58) (W_1895-0329-58)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018400 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203300.

BM 018400 artifact entry (No. P203300). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203300 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018400 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203300 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203300},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - BM 018400 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018400 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203300.

BM 018400 artifact entry (No. P203300). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203300 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018400 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203300 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203300},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203300
LB  - CDLI:P203300
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - BM 018400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203300
ER  -