BM 018423 (P203946)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018423

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz)# 4(ban2) al-la
2. dumu ur-mes
3. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) DU?-LUM-NI-HI
4. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) ur-{d}hendur-sag
5. dumu ama-kal-la-me
6. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) IN-LUM-ZA
7. dumu ama-mu
8. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) e2-zi-kalam-ma
9. dumu nin-arhusz-su3
10. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
11. dumu a-tu ug3-IL2
12. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. dumu szesz-szesz
14. 1/2(disz) 4(ban2) {d}szul-gi-a-ra-ab-kalam-ma
15. dumu ur-{d}lamma
reverse
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2) lu2-nigin6{ki}
2. dumu nam-uszur4 usz-bar
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
4. ugula ur-{d}asar dumu al-la
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
6. dumu nin-|UR2xU2|-su3
7. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ba-zi-ge
8. ugula lugal-ur2-ra-ni
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-gur11-me-me
10. dumu nin-lu2-du10-ga
blank space
11. szu-nigin2 8(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
12. szu-nigin2 5(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
13. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
14. BUR2 ugnim{ki}-me
15. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du i3-dab5
16. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
17. 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.48.02.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P203946
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P203946

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 018423
Accession Number	1895-03-29, 0081

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	039973
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.18423
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-0329-81

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-22 at 09:57:50	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018423 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203946.

BM 018423 artifact entry (No. P203946). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203946 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018423 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203946 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203946},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018423 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203946.

BM 018423 artifact entry (No. P203946). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203946 (Original work published 2002)

BM 018423 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203946 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018423 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203946},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203946
LB  - CDLI:P203946
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - BM 018423 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203946
ER  -