BM 024072 (P203686)
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 024072Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley, new and old, as food for the hé-dab5, ugula SHesh-kal-la.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ug3-IL2
3. 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
5. sze sumun sza3 im dub-sag
6. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. sze gibil
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
2. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
3. sza3-gal he2-dab5
4. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
5. iti GAN2-masz-ta
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ug3-IL2
3. 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
5. sze sumun sza3 im dub-sag
6. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. sze gibil
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
2. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
3. sza3-gal he2-dab5
4. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
5. iti GAN2-masz-ta
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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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- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, new and old, as food for the hé-dab5, ugula SHesh-kal-la.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024072
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.02.00
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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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| 2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 | 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 (052562) (052562)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24072) (BM.24072)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-454) (W_1898-0215-454)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024072 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203686.
BM 024072 artifact entry (No. P203686). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203686 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203686 (Accessed: September 9, 2025).
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