CM 26, 067 (P204168)

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 021132

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
1. [n] 1(disz) udu [...]
2. [n] 3(disz) udu u2? [...]
3. 5(disz) masz2
4. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur
5. 6(asz) 2(barig) zi3 gur
6. 5(asz) 3(barig) kasz saga gur
7. sze bala-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
8. 2(asz) kasz du gur
9. [n] 2(asz) 3(barig) ninda zi3 gur
10. 2(barig) dabin
11. [x] esza
12. zi3# bala-bi 1(barig)
13. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
14. 8(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-gal
15. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gu2-gal ar3-ra
16. gu2 bala-bi 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) [...]
2'. 1(disz) sila3 1(u) [x ...]
3'. u2 sze tir [...]
4'. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze [...]
5'. sze lu2 bala x [...]
6'. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi [...]
7'. gazi bala-bi 1(ban2) 4(disz) [...]
8'. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 szum2 [...]
9'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 8(disz) [...]
10'. 1(disz) sila3 numun za3?-hi-li [...]
  edition has zah
11'. 1(asz) 1(barig) ha-ne-[...]
12'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 mun-[gazi]
13'. 4(barig) 5(ban2)? naga
14'. 3(u) 4(disz) ma-na im-babbar2
15'. 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 6(disz) sa gi
2. 1(ban2) esir2 E2-A
3. 2(u) 8(disz) dug nigin2 da [...]
4. 8(disz) dug hal
5. 4(disz) dug sukkal
6. 6(disz) dug ku-[pu2? ...]
7. 6(disz) dug ur-dingir-ra [...]
8. 8(disz) dug sila3 [...]
9. 1(disz) dug da#
10. 7(gesz2) 3(u) [...]
  blank space
  rest broken
column 2
1. [... zi]-ga nigin-ba
2. [sza3] uri5{ki}-ma
3. bala {d}szara2-kam ensi2# gir2-su{ki}-ka
4. iti# GAN2-masz
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e sza-asz-ru{ki} mu-hul#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 26, 67

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021132
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-19, 0007

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.01.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2013-07-22 at 12:41:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:34:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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

“CM 26, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204168.
CM 26, 067 artifact entry (No. P204168). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204168 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204168 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204168},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204168
LB  - CDLI:P204168
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CM 26, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204168
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204168.
CM 26, 067 artifact entry (No. P204168). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204168 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204168 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204168},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204168
LB  - CDLI:P204168
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CM 26, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204168
ER  -
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