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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027277

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Silver account of Ur-gishgigir the merchant)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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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
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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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  • Museum No.: BM 027277
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 027277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203434},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203434
LB  - CDLI:P203434
M1  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - BM 027277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203434
ER  - 

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).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 027277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203434},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203434
LB  - CDLI:P203434
M1  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - BM 027277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203434
ER  - 
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