BM 021439 (P204073)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021439Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 8(disz) u8
2. ($ blank $) udu-gal
3. 2(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
4. 1(u) 6(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
5. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
6. 3(disz) masz2-sag
blank space
7. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
8. ($ blank $) u8 1(disz) udu-nita2
blank space
9. zi-ga
blank space
10. la2-ia3 2(u) 2(disz) u8
11. 1(u) udu-nita2
reverse
1. ($ blank $) masz2-sag
2. la2-ia3 nam-ha-ni
blank space
3. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gub-ba
4. szu-nigin2 1(disz) zi-ga
5. szu-nigin2 3(u) 2(disz) la2-ia3
blank space
6. udu nam-ha-ni dumu e2-ki-bi-gal-la-ki-du10
7. da-da dumu ur-an-si4-an-na i3-dab5
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 5(u) 8(disz) u8
2. ($ blank $) udu-gal
3. 2(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
4. 1(u) 6(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
5. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
6. 3(disz) masz2-sag
blank space
7. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
8. ($ blank $) u8 1(disz) udu-nita2
blank space
9. zi-ga
blank space
10. la2-ia3 2(u) 2(disz) u8
11. 1(u) udu-nita2
reverse
1. ($ blank $) masz2-sag
2. la2-ia3 nam-ha-ni
blank space
3. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gub-ba
4. szu-nigin2 1(disz) zi-ga
5. szu-nigin2 3(u) 2(disz) la2-ia3
blank space
6. udu nam-ha-ni dumu e2-ki-bi-gal-la-ki-du10
7. da-da dumu ur-an-si4-an-na i3-dab5
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021439
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0105
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (042009) (042009)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21439) (BM.21439)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-105) (W_1896-0330-105)
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021439 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204073.
BM 021439 artifact entry (No. P204073). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204073 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021439 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204073 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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