BM 019975 (P204040)

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 019975

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz@c) nu gu4 su-su engar
2'. u3 sza3-gu2-bi engar
3'. gub-ba-am3
4'. 1(disz) gu4 gesz
5'. si-du3 kuruszda
6'. zi-ga
7'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 mah2
8'. 1(disz) gu4 gesz
9'. la2-ia3-am3
10'. libir-am3
11'. 1(disz@c) gu4 e2-tur3
12'. 3(disz@c) gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
13'. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
14'. gu4 {d}inanna
15'. 1(disz@c) gu4 gesz
16'. 1/2(disz@c) nu gu4 su-su engar
  blank space
17'. gub-ba-am3
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz@c) x#-[...]
  blank space
2'. gub-ba-am3
3'. la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4 gesz
4'. libir-am3
5'. 1(disz@c) gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
  blank space
6'. lugal-pa-e3 engar
7'. 5(disz@c) dur3
8'. 1(disz@c) nu dur3 zi-gum2 sag ansze-sze3
9'. 2(disz@c) ansze su-su
10'. 1(disz@c) nu dur3 3(asz) su-su
11'. mu ur-re gu7-a-sze3
12'. su-su ur-sa6-sa6-ga nu-banda3-gu4
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. ugula ze2-na nu-banda3-gu4
2'. 5(disz@c) gu4 gesz
  blank space
3'. gub-ba-am3
  blank space
4'. {d}utu-sa6-ga engar
5'. 1(disz@c) ansze
6'. 4(disz@c) dur3
7'. 1(disz@c) dur3 1(asz)
8'. 2(disz@c) dur3 su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
9'. mu ur-re gu7-a-sze3
  blank space
10'. gub-ba-am3
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz@c) gu4 ku3-ta [sa10]-a
2'. sza3-gu2-bi engar
3'. 3(disz@c) ab2 mah2
4'. 3(disz@c) gu4 gesz
5'. 1(disz@c) ab2 1(asz)
6'. 2(disz@c) ab2 amar-ga
7'. 1(disz@c) nu gu4 2(asz) su-su engar
8'. mu ur-re gu7-a-sze3
  blank space
9'. gub-ba-am3
10'. la2-ia3 2(disz) gu4 gesz
11'. 1(disz) ab2 1(asz)
12'. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
13'. lugal-a-a engar
14'. 2(disz@c) 2(disz) ab2 mah2
reverse
column 1
1. 3(disz@c) gu4 gesz
2. 1(disz@c) ab2 2(asz) gesz-sze3
3. 1(disz@c) ab2 1(asz) sag gu4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
4. gub-ba-am3
5. ka5-a engar
  blank space
6. ugula ur-sa6-sa6-ga nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
7. [szu-nigin2 n] ab2 mah2
8. [szu-nigin2 n] gu4 gesz
9. [szu-nigin2 n] gu4 su-su
  rest broken
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) dur3 sag ansze-sze3
2. szu-nigin2 2(disz@c) ansze su-su
3. szu-nigin2 3(disz@c) dur3 su-su
4. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) dur3 2(asz) su-su
5. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) dur3 1(asz)
6. gub-ba-am3
7. szu-nigin2 1(disz) gu4 gesz
8. si-du3 kuruszda
9. zi-ga
10. szu-nigin2 3(disz) ab2 mah2
11. szu-nigin2 1(u) 1/2(disz) gu4 gesz
12. szu-nigin2 1(disz) ab2 1(asz)
  rest broken
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 4(disz@c) 1/2(disz@c) gu4 su-su
2. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) ab2 2(asz) gesz-sze3
3. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) gu4 2(asz) su-su
4. szu-nigin2 2(disz@c) ab2 1(asz)
5. szu-nigin2 2(disz@c) ab2 amar ga
6. szu-nigin2 3(disz@c) ansze
7. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) dur3
8. szu-nigin2 2(disz@c) ansze su-su
9. szu-nigin2 3(disz@c) dur3 su-su
10. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) dur3 2(asz) su-su
11. szu-nigin2 1(disz@c) dur3 1(asz)
12. gub-ba-am3
13. szu-nigin2 1(disz) gu4 gesz
14. zi-ga
15. szu-nigin2 3(disz) ab2 mah2
16. szu-nigin2 1(u) 1/2(disz) [gu4 gesz]
  rest broken
column 4
1. gub-ba-am3
2. kilib3-ba 1(disz) gu4 gesz
3. zi-ga
4. kilib3-ba 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gu4 hi-a
5. kilib3-ba 1(disz) dur3
6. la2-ia3-am3
7. gu4 apin-bi 8(disz)-am3
8. ansze apin-bi 2(disz)
  blank space
9. gu4-apin gub-ba
10. {d}inanna
11. ugula ($ blank space $)
12. ur-{d}lamma
13. ensi2
14. mu {d}szul-gi [...]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 019975
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0015

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-10-22 at 13:30:38 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019975 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204040.
BM 019975 artifact entry (No. P204040). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204040 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019975 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204040 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019975 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204040},
}


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