BM 024546 (P203971)

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 024546

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for seed and wages from Lu-Ningirsu to Lugal-tirash, a-shà ambar-Lagashki.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun
3. 7(asz) 4(barig) gur a2 hun-ga2
4. i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta
5. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
reverse
1. lugal-ti-ra:asz
2. szu ba-ti
3. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. a-sza3 ambar lagasz{ki}
5. iti mu-szu-du8
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for seed and wages from Lu-Ningirsu to Lugal-tirash, a-shà ambar-Lagashki.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024546
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024546 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203971.
BM 024546 artifact entry (No. P203971). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203971 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024546 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203971 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203971},
}

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