BM 024732 (P203728)

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 024732

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Sheep from Ur-Nungal to Lu-Lagash.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) masz2
2. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
3. lu2-lagasz{ki}
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Sheep from Ur-Nungal to Lu-Lagash.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.10.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P203728
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P203728

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 024732
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	053185
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.24732
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0215-1114

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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 13:34:09	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 024732 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203728.

BM 024732 artifact entry (No. P203728). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203728 (Original work published 2002)

BM 024732 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203728 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024732 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203728},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 024732 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024732 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203728.

BM 024732 artifact entry (No. P203728). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203728 (Original work published 2002)

BM 024732 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203728 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024732 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203728},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203728
LB  - CDLI:P203728
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BM 024732 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203728
ER  -