BM 020146 (P204181)
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 020146Period
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(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) zi3 sumun
3. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 munu4 si e3 sumun
4. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 6(disz) sila3
5. la2-ia3 su-ga i-ta-e3-a
reverse
1. [... i]-ta-e3-[a ...]
2. [...] a-ab-ba-ta
3. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
4. la2-ia3 su-ga i3-ta-e3-a
5. unken-ne2 szu ba-ti
6. giri3 a-ab-ba
7. iti szu-numun
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) zi3 sumun
3. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 munu4 si e3 sumun
4. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 6(disz) sila3
5. la2-ia3 su-ga i-ta-e3-a
reverse
1. [... i]-ta-e3-[a ...]
2. [...] a-ab-ba-ta
3. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
4. la2-ia3 su-ga i3-ta-e3-a
5. unken-ne2 szu ba-ti
6. giri3 a-ab-ba
7. iti szu-numun
8. 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 020146
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0186
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.04.00
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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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| 2023-01-19 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 13:29:19 | 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 (041500) (041500)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (1881,0201.46) (1881,0201.46)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20146) (BM.20146)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-186) (W_1895-1017-186)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020146 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204181.
BM 020146 artifact entry (No. P204181). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204181 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204181 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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