BM 019983 (P204308)
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 019983Period
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
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 la2 1/2(disz) sze ku3
3. dub-sag
4. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3
6. egir
7. la2-ia3 e3-a
8. [n]+1(asz) 6(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
10. igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. [...]-giri17-zal
13. [...] gur
14. [...]-ra
15. [...]-an-e2-zu
16. [...]-{d}nin-gir2-su
column 2
1. 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. i3-dub gu2 i7 idigna
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 e2-kuruszda
4. a-sza3 a-gar |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}
5. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
6. dumu ur-sa6-ga
7. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ga2-ga2-dam
8. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
10. 4(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur DUB-BI
11. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni
13. dumu hu-wa-wa
14. 3(asz) kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
15. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 [x] sze ku3
16. kiszib3 ensi2
17. 1/2(disz) ma-na [x] gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3
reverse
column 1
1. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-[x]
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur!-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7. giri3 szesz-kal-la
8. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
9. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-sig15
10. sze bala-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
11. lu2 al-dab5-ba u3 erin2-e ba-ab-gu7
12. sza3 e2-duru5 ur-{d}nun-gal
13. kiszib3 ensi2
14. zi-ga
15. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
beginning broken
1'. zi-ga
2'. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(disz) sze ku3
3'. nig2-ka9 ak la2-ia3 e3-a
4'. ur-ab-ba lu2-kas4
5'. sza3 e2 kikken2
6'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 la2 1/2(disz) sze ku3
3. dub-sag
4. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3
6. egir
7. la2-ia3 e3-a
8. [n]+1(asz) 6(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
10. igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. [...]-giri17-zal
13. [...] gur
14. [...]-ra
15. [...]-an-e2-zu
16. [...]-{d}nin-gir2-su
column 2
1. 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. i3-dub gu2 i7 idigna
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 e2-kuruszda
4. a-sza3 a-gar |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}
5. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
6. dumu ur-sa6-ga
7. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ga2-ga2-dam
8. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
10. 4(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur DUB-BI
11. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni
13. dumu hu-wa-wa
14. 3(asz) kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
15. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 [x] sze ku3
16. kiszib3 ensi2
17. 1/2(disz) ma-na [x] gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze ku3
reverse
column 1
1. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-[x]
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur!-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7. giri3 szesz-kal-la
8. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
9. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-sig15
10. sze bala-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
11. lu2 al-dab5-ba u3 erin2-e ba-ab-gu7
12. sza3 e2-duru5 ur-{d}nun-gal
13. kiszib3 ensi2
14. zi-ga
15. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
beginning broken
1'. zi-ga
2'. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(disz) sze ku3
3'. nig2-ka9 ak la2-ia3 e3-a
4'. ur-ab-ba lu2-kas4
5'. sza3 e2 kikken2
6'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 019983
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0023
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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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| 2023-04-17 at 12:29:28 | 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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| 2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 | 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 (041417) (041417)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19983) (BM.19983)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-23) (W_1895-1017-23)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019983 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204308.
BM 019983 artifact entry (No. P204308). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204308 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019983 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204308 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
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