BM 021151 (P203720)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021151

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag ugula
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur ki lugal-nig2-zu
4. mu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. dumu ur-ba-gara2-sze3
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki lu2-ma2-gur8-ta
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur la2-ia3 mu ki-masz{ki}
8. 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze GAN2 kin-ga2
9. ki ur-{d}ig-alim dumu
10. ur-sa6-ga-ta
11. 4(asz) sze gur [...]
reverse
1. [...] ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-du8-ta
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki ur-nigin3-ta
4. 2(asz) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu e2-esz3-sza3-ga-ta
5. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 ki igi-sal-ta
6. la2-ia3 su-ga ki nig2-[...]
7. ur-{d}nansze
8. iti mu-szu-du7
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} [...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.09.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P203720
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P203720

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 021151
Accession Number	1895-10-19, 0026

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	041848
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.21151
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1019-26

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021151 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203720.

BM 021151 artifact entry (No. P203720). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203720 (Original work published 2002)

BM 021151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203720 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203720},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021151 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203720.

BM 021151 artifact entry (No. P203720). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203720 (Original work published 2002)

BM 021151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203720 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203720},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203720
LB  - CDLI:P203720
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - BM 021151 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203720
ER  -