BM 021374 (P203831)
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 021374Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) u8
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) udu-nita2 bar gal2
4. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kir11
5. 4(u) 4(disz) kir11 bar gal2
6. 2(u) la2 1(disz) sila4-nita2
7. 3(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 bar gal2
8. 7(disz) masz2-sag#
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. ($ blank $) u8 ($ blank $) udu-nita2
11. zi-ga
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) u8 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) sila4
14. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. la2-ia3 ($ blank $) u8
2. 1(disz) udu-nita2 ($ blank $) sila4
3. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
4. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gub-ba
5. szu-nigin2 ($ blank $) zi-ga
6. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ri-ri-ga igi-3(disz) 1/3(disz)-gal2 didli
7. szu-nigin2 1(disz) la2-ia3
blank space
8. ur-ki-gu-la na-gada
9. udu nin9-kal-la nin
10. ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2
11. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) u8
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) udu-nita2 bar gal2
4. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kir11
5. 4(u) 4(disz) kir11 bar gal2
6. 2(u) la2 1(disz) sila4-nita2
7. 3(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 bar gal2
8. 7(disz) masz2-sag#
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. ($ blank $) u8 ($ blank $) udu-nita2
11. zi-ga
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) u8 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) sila4
14. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. la2-ia3 ($ blank $) u8
2. 1(disz) udu-nita2 ($ blank $) sila4
3. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
4. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gub-ba
5. szu-nigin2 ($ blank $) zi-ga
6. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ri-ri-ga igi-3(disz) 1/3(disz)-gal2 didli
7. szu-nigin2 1(disz) la2-ia3
blank space
8. ur-ki-gu-la na-gada
9. udu nin9-kal-la nin
10. ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2
11. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
12. mu ha-ar-szi{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
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021374
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0040
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-23 at 08:25:56 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (041956) (041956)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21374) (BM.21374)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-40) (W_1896-0330-40)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 021374 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203831.
BM 021374 artifact entry (No. P203831). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203831 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021374 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203831 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
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