BM 018363 (P203430)

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 018363

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
2. ku3 sze ur5-ra e3-a
3. giri3 ur-{d}nansze gu-za-la2
4. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. la2-ia3 su-ga nu-{gesz}kiri6
6. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 szandana
7. 3(asz) 1(barig) {gesz}haszhur duru5 gur
8. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
9. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 nu-{gesz}kiri6-ta
10. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. ki eresz-dingir-ra-ta
12. giri3 amar-szuba3
13. 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
14. ku3-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
15. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
16. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
17. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
column 2
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1. szu-nigin2 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. sag nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 5(u) 3(disz) gesz gal gin2-a 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
5. ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
6. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 gin2-a 3(disz)-ta
7. ku3-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
8. 3(u) 1(disz) {gesz}e2-da gin2-a 3(u)-ta
9. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
10. e2-a ba-a-kesz2
11. 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 5(disz) sa gi izi gin2-a 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa-ta
12. ku3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 1(disz) sze
13. gi ti-um-ma-sze3
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi SZID gin2-a 9(gesz2) sa-ta
reverse
column 1
1. ku3-bi 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
2. GIL-sze3
3. 2(gesz2) sa gi izi
4. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
5. ur-kun simug
6. szu ba-ti
7. {gesz}ig dim2-e-de3
8. 1(barig) esir2 e2-a gin2-a 1(barig)-ta
9. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
10. GIL-e ba-ab-su3
11. u3 GI-U18 ba-ab-su3
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) esir2# e2#-a gin2-a 1(barig)-ta
13. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
14. 1(u) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) gu2-ta
15. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
16. KIN-SAR e2-mah u3 szu-TAR e2-a du8-a
17. {gesz}da {gesz}ig 1(disz)-a-kam
18. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2
19. e2 gibil {d}szul-sza3-ga-na-ka du3-a
column 2
1. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan-na
2. kiszib3 eresz-dingir-ra
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3. szu-nigin2 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. zi-ga
5. la2-ia3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. nig2-ka9 ak
7. ur-mes dumu du-du dam-gar3
8. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
9. iti mu-szu-du7-sze3
10. iti-bi iti 4(disz)-kam
11. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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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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  • Museum No.: BM 018363
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0021

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-10-22 at 09:40:12 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018363 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203430.
BM 018363 artifact entry (No. P203430). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203430 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018363 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203430 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203430},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203430
LB  - CDLI:P203430
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - BM 018363 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203430
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 018363 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203430.
BM 018363 artifact entry (No. P203430). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203430 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018363 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203430 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018363 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203430},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203430
LB  - CDLI:P203430
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - BM 018363 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203430
ER  -
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