BM 026266 (P204410)

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 026266

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour loaden on boat from Ur-Baba; kishib Ur-dNanshe má-lah4; seal: Ur-dNanshe má-lah4 d. Lú-dingir-ra)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu sig5 lugal
2. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu du gur lugal
3. ma2-a si-ga
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze ma2-lah4
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-i3-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. ma2-lah4
3. dumu lu2-dingir-ra

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Flour loaden on boat from Ur-Baba; kishib Ur-dNanshe má-lah4; seal: Ur-dNanshe má-lah4 d. Lú-dingir-ra)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P204410

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 026266
Accession Number

External resources

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 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 026266 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204410.
BM 026266 artifact entry (No. P204410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204410 (Original work published 2002)
BM 026266 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204410 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 026266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204410},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204410
LB  - CDLI:P204410
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BM 026266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204410
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 026266 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204410.
BM 026266 artifact entry (No. P204410). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204410 (Original work published 2002)
BM 026266 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204410 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 026266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204410},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204410
LB  - CDLI:P204410
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BM 026266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204410
ER  - 
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