BM 014933 (P204452)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014933

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) ma-na uruda
2. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 nagga
3. ki a-gi4-ta
4. 3(u)# ma-na uruda
5. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 nagga
6. ki ur-e2-gal-ta
7. 3(u) ma-na uruda
reverse
1. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 nagga
2. ki nig2-gur11-ta
3. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 nagga
4. ki ur-gu2-en-na-ta
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. szu ba-ti
blank space
7. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P204452
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P204452

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 014933
Accession Number	1896-04-08, 0128

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	052150
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0408-128

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-21 at 15:16:58	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014933 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P204452.

BM 014933 artifact entry (No. P204452). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204452 (Original work published 2002)

BM 014933 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204452 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 014933 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P204452.

BM 014933 artifact entry (No. P204452). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204452 (Original work published 2002)

BM 014933 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204452 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 014933 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204452},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 014933 artifact entry
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