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CM 26, 069 (P203841)

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 025155

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of barley; nì-ka9-ak she si-ì-tum Ur-dEn-líl-lá bala egir)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki a-ab-ba-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
6. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
1 line blank
reverse
1 line blank
1. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
2. ur-en-lil2-la2
3. bala egir
1 line blank
4. 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Account of barley; nì-ka9-ak she si-ì-tum Ur-dEn-líl-lá bala egir)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CM 26, 69

[Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 025155
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2015-03-13 at 12:42:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:27:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:34:08	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053558) (053558)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25155) (BM.25155)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-209) (W_1898-0216-209)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203841.

CM 26, 069 artifact entry (No. P203841). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203841 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203841 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203841},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203841
LB  - CDLI:P203841
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - CM 26, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203841
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203841.

CM 26, 069 artifact entry (No. P203841). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203841 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203841 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203841},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203841
LB  - CDLI:P203841
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - CM 26, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203841
ER  -