BM 020129 (P204049)

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 020129

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. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze gesz e3-a
blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. ma2-a si-ga bala egir
8. ba-zi szu ba-ti#
9. 1(gesz2) gur sze-numun x#-[...]
10. 3(u)+[n ...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
blank space
1'. szu-nigin2 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) [gur]
2'. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
3'. nig2-ka9 ak sze gesz e3-a
4'. ur-{d}ba-ba6
5'. e2 szabra
6'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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	Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P204049
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P204049

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 020129
Accession Number	1895-10-17, 0169

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	041492
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.20129
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1017-169

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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
2021-10-23 at 09:33:27	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 020129 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204049.

BM 020129 artifact entry (No. P204049). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204049 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204049 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204049},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 020129 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204049.

BM 020129 artifact entry (No. P204049). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204049 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204049 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204049},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204049
LB  - CDLI:P204049
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 020129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204049
ER  -