BM 027591 (P203462)

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 027591

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Ur-Enlilla to Ur-gar; seal: Ur-gar ds d. A-tu ds hé-dab5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
3. ur-nig2 dumu a-tu
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. zi3-KA e2-kikken2
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-nig2 dub-sar
2. dumu a-tu
3. dub-sar he2-dab5

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 from Ur-Enlilla to Ur-gar; seal: Ur-gar ds d. A-tu ds hé-dab5)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 027591
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004598 (composite) (P457308) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027591 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203462.
BM 027591 artifact entry (No. P203462). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203462 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027591 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203462 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
}

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