BM 021455 (P204080)

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 021455

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
1. la2-ia3 2(u) 1(disz) u8
2. ($ blank $) udu-gal
3. 1(u) udu-nita2
4. ($ blank $) sila4 ba-ur4
5. 9(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
6. 4(disz) masz2-sag
7. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
8. ($ blank $) zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 ($ blank $) u8
reverse
1. ($ blank $) udu-nita2
2. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
3. szu-nigin2 ($ blank $) gub-ba
4. szu-nigin2 ($ blank $) zi-ga
5. szu-nigin2 4(u) 4(disz) la2-ia3
6. ur-gu2-en-na
7. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021455
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0121

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021455 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204080.
BM 021455 artifact entry (No. P204080). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204080 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021455 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204080 (Accessed: July 24, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204080},
}

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