BM 024640 (P204191)

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 024640

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Dabin from Ankida to Ur-é-ninnu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal
2. ki an-ki-da-ta
3. ur-e2-ninnu
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. e2-kiszib3-ba
2. u3 ku5-da-mu
3. iti munu4-gu7 u4 3(u) ba-zal
4. mu amar-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 024640
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.05.30
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024640 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204191.
BM 024640 artifact entry (No. P204191). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204191 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024640 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204191 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204191
LB  - CDLI:P204191
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - BM 024640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204191
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024640 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204191.
BM 024640 artifact entry (No. P204191). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204191 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024640 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204191 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204191
LB  - CDLI:P204191
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - BM 024640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204191
ER  - 
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