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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P203462

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 027591
Accession Number

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203462
LB  - CDLI:P203462
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 027591 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203462
LB  - CDLI:P203462
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 027591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203462
ER  - 
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