BM 028836 (P204424)

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 028836

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (she-ba géme ush-bar nam-tur nin-dingir-ra-me, gá-nun gú-íd-ta; 4 col.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) sze lugal
2. u-bar
3. 1(ban2) geme2-e2-unu{ki} dumu-ni
4. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3?-sa6
5. 3(ban2) nin-ma?-a-tum2
6. 1(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu dumu-ni
7. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ib2-gu-ul
8. 2(ban2) nin-mu-ba?-an-ti
9. 3(ban2) nin-ki-ur5-sa6
10. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-nin-am3
11. 1(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
12. 1(ban2) nin-gin7-a-ba-gin7
13. dumu {d}ba-ba6-nin-am3-me
14. 3(ban2) {d}lamma-ama-mu
15. 1(ban2) nin-bara2-ge-si dumu-ni
16. 3(ban2) en3-mu-he2-tar-re
17. 3(ban2) giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
18. 1(ban2) nin-ki-sza-ra dumu-ni
19. 3(ban2) nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu gu-la
20. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu tur
column 2
1. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) {d}lamma-ama-mu
2. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
3. 3(ban2) ama-kal-la tur
4. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) nin-mu-mu-zu
5. 3(ban2) nin-tur-ab-ba
6. 3(ban2) MI-ur3-re-si dumu-ni
7. 3(ban2) sa6-a-ga
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-mu-ba-zi
9. 1(ban2) nin-a2-dah
10. dumu sa6-a-ga-me
11. 3(ban2) si-a-tum
12. 1(ban2) giri3-ni-i3-dab5 dumu-ni
13. 3(ban2) geme2-numun-du10
14. 1(ban2) lugal-ka-gi-na dumu-ni
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}ba-ba6-ib2-gu-ul
16. 3(ban2) nin-u2-szim-e
17. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
18. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 im-ta-ab-e11-de3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-lu2-ni-nu-si-gi4
2. 1(ban2) nam-geme2-ni-i3-du10
3. 1(ban2) di-ku5-in-zu
4. 1(ban2) ki-lul-la
5. dumu nin-u2-szim-e-me
6. 3(ban2) nin-mu-ba-zi-ge
7. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gub-ba-ni-i3-du10
9. 3(ban2) a-ne-nin-am3
10. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) ama-kal-la x#
11. 3(ban2) a-ne-na-me-am3
12. 3(ban2) ur-{d}si-sa2-a
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szu-nigin2 sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
2. sze-ba geme2-usz-bar nam-dumu eresz-dingir-ra-me
3. ga2-nun gu2 i7-ta
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
5. 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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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (she-ba géme ush-bar nam-tur nin-dingir-ra-me, gá-nun gú-íd-ta; 4 col.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 028836
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.02.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:45:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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 View
2021-10-25 at 14:25:18 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 028836 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204424.
BM 028836 artifact entry (No. P204424). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204424 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028836 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204424 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028836 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204424
LB  - CDLI:P204424
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - BM 028836 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204424
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 028836 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204424.
BM 028836 artifact entry (No. P204424). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204424 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028836 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204424 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028836 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204424
LB  - CDLI:P204424
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - BM 028836 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204424
ER  -
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