BM 021013 (P203828)

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 021013

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
column 1
1. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
2. nu-banda3-gu4-me
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
5. dub-sar gu4 1(u)-me
6. 1(disz) masz2 ugula he2-dab5
7. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}nin-su ugula-ta gur-ra
8. 3(disz) szabra
9. 1(disz) inim-{d}LAGAB?-LAGAB?
10. 1(disz) masz2 lu2-giri17-zal aga3-us2
11. 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu engar-du10
12. 3(disz) ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
13. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 4(disz) masz2
14. e2 nam-ha-ni
15. 1(disz) sza13-dub-ba
16. 1(disz) hu-u2-u2
17. 2(disz) udu 4(disz) masz2
18. nu-banda3-gu4-me
19. 2(disz) ugula erin2 1(disz) masz2-ta
20. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2
21. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
22. 1(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u)
23. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-IB
24. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
25. e2# {d}dumu-zi
26. [1(disz)] sza13-dub-ba
27. [1(disz)] sa12#-du5
28. [1(disz) x]-x#-lil2-la2
column 2
1. 1(disz) lugal-agrig-zi
2. dub-sar gu4 1(u)-me
3. 1(u) nu-banda3-gu4 1(disz) masz2-ta
4. 2(disz) ugula 1(disz)-ta
5. 1(disz) dub-sar erin2
6. 1(disz) dub-sar a-sza3 erin2
7. 1(disz) mu-su
8. 2(disz) a-tu dub-sar he2-dab5
9. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(u) masz2
10. e2 {d}szul-gi
11. 2(disz) lugal-iri-da
12. 2(disz) nu-banda3 erin2 1(disz) masz2-ta
13. 2(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-ta
14. 1(disz) dub-sar
15. 2(disz) dub-sar 1(disz) masz2-ta
16. dub-sar igi sanga-sze3 gub-ba-me
17. 1(disz) dub-sar erin2
18. 1(disz) szar2-ra-ab-du
19. 1(disz) ga-MIN
20. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2
21. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
22. 1(u) nu-banda3-gu4 1(disz) masz2-ta
23. 1(disz) nu-banda3-gu4
24. 2(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u)
25. 1(disz) masz2 ugula gesz-i3
26. 1(disz) sipa
27. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) masz2
28. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
29. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 szabra
30. 6(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 1(disz) masz2-ta
31. 2(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u) 1(disz)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) dub-sar gu4-apin
2. 1(disz) dub-sar zi3-da
3. ($ blank space $) 7(disz) udu 7(disz) masz2
4. e2 szabra
5. 1(disz) sanga
6. 4(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-ta
7. 1(disz) nu-banda3-gu4
8. 1(disz) masz2 nu-banda3-gu4
9. 3(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u) 1(disz)-ta
10. 2(disz) dub-sar gu4 1(u)
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 di-ku5
14. 1(disz) masz2 da-ti-mu
15. 1(disz) masz2 al-la dumu nam-zi
16. 1(disz) ugula erin2
17. 1(disz) ugula gesz-i3
18. 1(disz) lugal-pa-e3 muhaldim
19. 1(disz) dub-sar zi3-da
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ha-li2-li2
21. ($ blank space $) 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu 7(disz) masz2
22. e2 {d}nansze
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column 2
  blank space
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 6(disz) udu
2. szu-nigin2 5(u) 2(disz) masz2
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3. udu kur6-ra
4. szabra sanga-ne
5. im ki-a mu-gal2 gu2-bi tum3-da nu-mu-gal2
6. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} [hu]-ur5-ti{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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021013
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-18, 0003

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-10-23 at 10:31:52 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021013 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203828.
BM 021013 artifact entry (No. P203828). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203828 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203828 (Accessed: June 2, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203828},
}


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