BM 020772 (P203826)

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 020772

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur
2. sag in de2-a
3. kab2 du11-ga 3(u) gur
4. ur-nigar{gar} sanga {d}ga2-tum3-du10
reverse
1. ib2-su-su
2. guru7 sa6-ga-tur
3. giri3 na-bi2-{d}en-lil2
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi

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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 020772
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0812

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203826.
BM 020772 artifact entry (No. P203826). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203826 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203826 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203826},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203826
LB  - CDLI:P203826
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - BM 020772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203826
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203826.
BM 020772 artifact entry (No. P203826). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203826 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203826 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203826},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203826
LB  - CDLI:P203826
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - BM 020772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203826
ER  - 
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