BM 018684 (P204171)
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 018684Period
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. 1(barig) ninda ba-ba sig5 lugal
2. 2(barig) ninda-GISZ-ASZ
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda sig5 gur
4. 1(ban2) ninda-i3 u3 ninda sal-la
5. 3(ban2) ninda zi3-gu
reverse
1. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2#-su2# dumu ba-zi-ta
2. a-bu-um lugal-sze3
blank space
3. zi-ga
4. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
5. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
6. iti gu4-ra2-izi-mu2#
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 1(barig) ninda ba-ba sig5 lugal
2. 2(barig) ninda-GISZ-ASZ
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda sig5 gur
4. 1(ban2) ninda-i3 u3 ninda sal-la
5. 3(ban2) ninda zi3-gu
reverse
1. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2#-su2# dumu ba-zi-ta
2. a-bu-um lugal-sze3
blank space
3. zi-ga
4. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
5. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
6. iti gu4-ra2-izi-mu2#
7. 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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 018684
- Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0342
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.02.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-04-16 at 17:29:21 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | Lafont, Bertrand | 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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| 2021-10-22 at 09:57:50 | 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 (040216) (040216)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18684) (BM.18684)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-0329-342) (W_1895-0329-342)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018684 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204171.
BM 018684 artifact entry (No. P204171). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204171 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018684 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204171 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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