BM 024111 (P203316)

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 024111

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley returned, she lá-ni su-ga Ur-gishgigir ka-gur7 shu-ba-ti.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
reverse
1. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-ta
4. ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
5. szu ba-ti
6. mu us2-sa 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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley returned, she lá-ni su-ga Ur-gishgigir ka-gur7 shu-ba-ti.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024111
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024111 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203316.
BM 024111 artifact entry (No. P203316). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203316 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024111 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203316 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203316},
}

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