BM 027277 (P203434)
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 027277Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Silver account of Ur-gishgigir the merchant)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
3. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
blank space
4. sag nig2-gur11#-ra#-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta#
6. 4(u) ma-na uruda# 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 7(disz) sze
8. 2/3(disz) ma-na su3#-gan 5/6(disz) ma-na-ta
9. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
10. giri3 ur-kun simug
11. 2(u) ma-na 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2 uruda 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2-ta
12. ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
13. giri3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
14. {gesz}ig {d}szul-sza3-ga-na-sze3
reverse
1. ugu2 ur-kun simug ba-a-gar-ra-a#
2. 5(disz) gin2 ku3 nig2-gur11 dam-gar3
3. szu ba-ti
blank space
4. szu-nigin2 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze <<SZE>> ku3-babbar
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. la2-ia3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 <<NA>> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. nig2-ka9 ak ur-{gesz}gigir dam-gar3
8. giri3 ur-nig2 dumu-na
blank space
9. iti mu-szu-du7
10. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul-a
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
3. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
blank space
4. sag nig2-gur11#-ra#-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta#
6. 4(u) ma-na uruda# 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 7(disz) sze
8. 2/3(disz) ma-na su3#-gan 5/6(disz) ma-na-ta
9. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
10. giri3 ur-kun simug
11. 2(u) ma-na 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2 uruda 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2-ta
12. ku3-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
13. giri3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
14. {gesz}ig {d}szul-sza3-ga-na-sze3
reverse
1. ugu2 ur-kun simug ba-a-gar-ra-a#
2. 5(disz) gin2 ku3 nig2-gur11 dam-gar3
3. szu ba-ti
blank space
4. szu-nigin2 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze <<SZE>> ku3-babbar
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. la2-ia3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 <<NA>> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. nig2-ka9 ak ur-{gesz}gigir dam-gar3
8. giri3 ur-nig2 dumu-na
blank space
9. iti mu-szu-du7
10. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul-a
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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Silver account of Ur-gishgigir the merchant)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 027277
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.09.00
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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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 |
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2021-10-25 at 13:36:24 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (055002) (055002)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27277) (BM.27277)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-65) (W_1898-0709-65)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027277 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203434.
BM 027277 artifact entry (No. P203434). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203434 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203434 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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