BM 024992 (P204223)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024992

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of barley left over by the dead or by other weaver women in the é-àr-àr gibil; the text qualifies some women with the term zi, under it, is written in small nir-ì-; 4 col.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. zi 3(ban2) ta2-di3-ki-li2
2. usz2 3(ban2) nin-mu-i3-zu
3. usz2 3(ban2) geme2-{d}gesztin-an-na
4. usz2 3(ban2) geme2-ba-gara2
5. zi 2(ban2) 5(disz) a-li-ah
6. ($ blank space $) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz)
7. lugal-anzu2 ugula
8. zi 3(ban2) MI-{d}iszkur
9. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}utu dumu-ni
10. usz2 2(ban2) 5(disz) nin-iri-ni-sze3
11. zi 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
12. 1(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu-ni
13. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. da-a-da-ni ugula
15. usz2 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu
16. ki sag-{d}ba-ba6-tuku-ta
17. usz2 2(ban2) 5(disz) asz2-gur-ra elam
18. ki sa6-ga-tur-ta
19. ($ blank space $) 5(ban2) 5(disz)
20. ur-{d}utu ugula
21. usz2 3(ban2) nin-nig2-zu
22. usz2 3(ban2) nin-i7-e-ki-ag2
23. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
24. an-ki-da ugula
25. zi 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}nin-gal
26. usz2 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}suen
27. usz2 3(ban2) a-ba-{d}dumu-zi-gin7
28. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
29. ma2-gur8-re ugula
column 2
1. zi 3(ban2) e-ma-ni-esz-tar2
2. usz2 3(ban2) du24-ur3-re
3. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
4. lu2-{d}utu ugula
5. zi 5(ban2) ur-{d}suen
6. zi 5(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
7. 1(ban2) ur-{d}nun-gal dumu-ni
8. zi 5(ban2) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
9. zi 5(ban2) ku-li
10. zi 5(ban2) ur-munu4-ku3-ga
11. zi 5(ban2) ur-sa6-ga
12. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
13. hu-u2-u2 ugula
14. ($ blank space $) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. guru7-a tak4-a
16. 5(ban2) ur-{d}nansze nu-dab5-ta
17. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}iszkur dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 erin2? ma2-gid2
18. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
19. nu-dab5-ta
20. sza3 e2-kikken2 gu-la
21. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-[...]
22. zi 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-[u2]
23. ($ blank space $) 3(ban2)
24. na-ka-gu ugula
reverse
column 1
1. zi 3(ban2) nin-iri-ni-sze3
2. 1(ban2) ur-ga2-nun dumu-ni
3. ($ blank space $) 4(ban2)
4. ab-ba iri u3 u18-lal3 ugula
5. usz2 3(ban2) nin-ib2-diri
6. usz2 3(ban2) sa6-ga
7. usz2 3(ban2) dingir-ma-a
8. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 3(ban2)
9. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a u3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ugula
10. usz2 3(ban2) geme2-mes
11. ($ blank space $) 3(ban2)
12. ur-sa6-ga ugula
13. zi 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin9-mu
15. 1(ban2) ama-gi-na
16. dumu-ni-me
17. zi 3(ban2) geme2-{d}en-ki
18. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}nansze
19. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
20. dumu-ni-me
21. usz2 3(ban2) i-mu-na-si
22. ($ blank space $) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)
23. lu2-inim-gar-sa6-ga ugula
24. zi 2(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}nanna usz-bar {d}nin-gal
25. ($ blank space $) 2(ban2) 5(disz)
26. ur-{d}nansze ugula
27. zi 3(ban2) geme2-esz2-dam
28. 3(ban2) nu geme2-{d}dumu-zi
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
2. lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 ugula usz-bar
3. 5(ban2) nu lu2-uru11{ki} ma2-gid2
4. zi 5(ban2) nu-ur2-i3-li2 ad-kup4
5. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
6. erin2 ma2-gid2 u3 giri3-se3-ga-ta
7. zi 5(ban2) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
8. 4(ban2) nu lu2-uru11{ki} lu2-azlag2
9. 5(ban2) nu an-ta-lu2
10. usz2 5(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
11. ($ blank space $) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
12. dah-u3-ta
13. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. ($ blank space $) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
15. guru7-a tak4-a
16. 5(ban2) lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 nu-dab5-ta
17. ($ blank space $) 5(ban2)
18. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ugula
19. 3(ban2) ama-kal-la nu-dab5-ta
20. 3(ban2) geme2-esz3-ku3-ga nu-dab5-ta
21. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
22. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a u3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ugula
23. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 5(ban2)
24. nu-dab5-ta
25. sza3 e2-kikken2 gibil
26. geme2 ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6
27. iti amar-a-a-si
28. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of barley left over by the dead or by other weaver women in the é-àr-àr gibil; the text qualifies some women with the term zi, under it, is written in small nir-ì-; 4 col.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P204223

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 024992
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 053417
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.24992
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-46

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-12 at 15:43:27 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-03 at 13:46:42 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024992 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204223.
BM 024992 artifact entry (No. P204223). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204223 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024992 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204223 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024992 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204223},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024992 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204223.
BM 024992 artifact entry (No. P204223). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204223 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024992 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204223 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024992 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204223},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204223
LB  - CDLI:P204223
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 024992 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204223
ER  -
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