BM 019023 (P203945)
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 019023Period
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
columns 1-9 unpublished
reverse
columns 1-8 unpublished
column 9
1. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) zi-zi
2. a-ru-a {d}nanna-dalla
3. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin9-mu-ma-an-szum2
4. a-ru-a x-sza-ri
5. 1/2(disz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-bara2-si-ga
6. a-ru-a lugal-sukkal
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7. [szu]-nigin2 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 1(barig)-ta
8. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2)+[n] geme2 5(ban2)
9. [szu-nigin2 n]+1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
10. [szu-nigin2 n]+2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11. [szu-nigin2 n] gurusz# 3(ban2)-ta
12. [szu-nigin2 ...] 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta#
13. [szu-nigin2 ...]-ta
14. [szu-nigin2 ...] 4(disz) [x (x)]-ta#
15. [szu-nigin2 n] dumu 1(ban2)-[ta]
16. [szu-nigin2 n] szu#-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
17. [sze]-bi 2(u)+[n] 2(ban2) 4(disz)+[n] sila3 [gur]
18. [gub?]-ba-[am3?]
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19. [szu-nigin2 n]+6(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
20. [szu-nigin2 n]+3(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
21. sze#-bi 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur
22. lu2-azlag2-sze3 zi-ga
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23. giri3 lu2-kal-la
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24. gurum2 ak
25. sze-ba dibx(|LAGABx(DISZ+(BAD&BAD))|)-ba
26. geme2-usz-bar
27. ugula lugal-uszur4
28. nu-banda3 lugal-iri-da
29. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu sza13-dub-ba
30. iti GAN2-masz
blank space
31. [mu] us2#-sa ki-masz{ki} [ba-hul (mu us2-sa-a-bi)]
obverse
columns 1-9 unpublished
reverse
columns 1-8 unpublished
column 9
1. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) zi-zi
2. a-ru-a {d}nanna-dalla
3. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin9-mu-ma-an-szum2
4. a-ru-a x-sza-ri
5. 1/2(disz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-bara2-si-ga
6. a-ru-a lugal-sukkal
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7. [szu]-nigin2 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 1(barig)-ta
8. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2)+[n] geme2 5(ban2)
9. [szu-nigin2 n]+1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
10. [szu-nigin2 n]+2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11. [szu-nigin2 n] gurusz# 3(ban2)-ta
12. [szu-nigin2 ...] 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta#
13. [szu-nigin2 ...]-ta
14. [szu-nigin2 ...] 4(disz) [x (x)]-ta#
15. [szu-nigin2 n] dumu 1(ban2)-[ta]
16. [szu-nigin2 n] szu#-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
17. [sze]-bi 2(u)+[n] 2(ban2) 4(disz)+[n] sila3 [gur]
18. [gub?]-ba-[am3?]
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19. [szu-nigin2 n]+6(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
20. [szu-nigin2 n]+3(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
21. sze#-bi 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur
22. lu2-azlag2-sze3 zi-ga
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23. giri3 lu2-kal-la
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24. gurum2 ak
25. sze-ba dibx(|LAGABx(DISZ+(BAD&BAD))|)-ba
26. geme2-usz-bar
27. ugula lugal-uszur4
28. nu-banda3 lugal-iri-da
29. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu sza13-dub-ba
30. iti GAN2-masz
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31. [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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 019023
- Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0001
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-22 at 10:19:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (040532) (040532)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19023) (BM.19023)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1012-1) (W_1895-1012-1)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019023 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203945.
BM 019023 artifact entry (No. P203945). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203945 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203945 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
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