BM 027723 (P203994)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027723

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Beer from Lú-dNin-gír-su for the má-u4-zal-la in the palace; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) dug dida
2. imgaga3 kasz 3(ban2) lugal-ta
3. 1(u) dug dida kasz 3(ban2)-ta
4. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
reverse
1. ma2-u4-zal-la
2. e2-gal-la ba-an-ku4
3. giri3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal [uri5{ki}-ma]
column 2
1. lugal an ub da limmu2-ba
2. ur-{d}lamma
3. sza3-tam
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Beer from Lú-dNin-gír-su for the má-u4-zal-la in the palace; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203994

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 027723
Accession Number

References

  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 27723

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-27 at 13:50:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 027723 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P203994.
BM 027723 artifact entry (No. P203994). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203994 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027723 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203994 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {BM 027723 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203994},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 027723 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P203994.
BM 027723 artifact entry (No. P203994). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203994 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027723 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203994 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 27},
	title = {BM 027723 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203994},
}

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DA  - 2026/1/27/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P203994
LB  - CDLI:P203994
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 027723 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203994
ER  - 
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