Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920 (P204542)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 012920

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun lugal
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
3. ki a-kal-la szusz3-ta
4. 1(u) 5(disz) dug giri3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a
5. ki na-ba-sa6 szusz3-ta
6. 1(asz) ninda u5!-du8-um gur
7. 1(asz) ninda mar-sa-szum gur
8. 7(disz) dug giri3 nig2-i3-de2-a
9. 7(disz) dug giri3 ninda gesz-i3 al-naga3
10. 6(disz) dug giri3 szim zu2-lum al-naga3
11. 5(asz) dug dida imgaga3 dug 3(ban2)
12. 1(u) dug dida saga dug 3(ban2)
13. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
14. 3(gesz2) nu-ur2-ma ninda gal
15. 2(barig) nu-ur2-ma ninda IL2
16. 2(gesz2) 3(u) lagab szum2{sar} gaz
17. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 sze-lu2{sar}
18. ki nim-mu-ta
19. 1(gesz2) 4(u) lagab szum2{sar} sikil
20. a-sza3 u2-szim-{d}ba-ba6-ta
21. ki lugal-sze3
22. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
23. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
reverse
1. ki a-kal-la szusz3-ta
2. 5(disz) dug giri3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a
3. ki na-ba-sa6 szusz3-ta
4. 2(barig) ninda u5!-du8-um
5. 3(barig) ninda mar-sa-szum
6. 3(disz) dug giri3 nig2-i3-de2-a
7. 3(disz) dug giri3 ninda gesz-i3 al-naga3
8. 4(disz) dug giri3 szim zu2-lum al-naga3
9. 1(asz) dug dida imgaga3 dug 3(ban2)
10. 4(asz) dug dida saga dug 3(ban2)
11. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
12. 2(gesz2) nu-ur2-ma ninda gal
13. 1(barig) nu-ur2-ma ninda IL2
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) lagab szum2{sar} gaz
15. ki nim-mu-ta
16. 7(asz) gu2 sze-lu2{sar}
17. a-sza3 u2-szim-{d}ba-ba6-ta
18. 4(u) 6(disz) lagab szum2{sar} sikil
19. ki sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-ta
20. ki nin-sze3
21. ma2-u4-zal-la e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU636)
22. giri3 ensi2
  ensi2 over erased signs: x-GAL2-x
  blank space
23. iti sze-sag11-ku5
24. mu {gesz}gu-za-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
envelope
1. 2(ban2) i3-nun 2(ban2) ga-ar3
2. 2(u) dug giri3 ga-szex(SIG7)-a
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) ninda u5-du8-um gur
4. 1(asz) 3(barig) ninda mar-sa-szum gur
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) dug giri3 nig2-i3-de2-a
6. ($ blank space $) 1(u) dug giri3 ninda gesz-i3
7. ($ blank space $) 1(u) dug giri3 szim zu2-lum
8. ($ blank space $) 6(asz) dug dida imgaga3 dug 3(ban2)
9. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) dug dida saga dug 3(ban2)
10. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz2) nu-ur2-ma ninda gal
11. ($ blank space $) 3(barig) nu-ur2-ma ninda IL2
12. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) lagab szum2{sar} gaz
13. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) lagab szum2{sar} sikil
14. ($ blank space $) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu2 sze-lu2{sar}
  (seal impressions on the obverse and edges)
reverse
  blank space
  seal impressions
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. {d}nanna-zi-sza3-gal2
2. zabar-dab5
3. kurunx(|DIN.KASZ|)-a-gal
4. sagi-mah
5. ugula masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-de3-ne
6. ARAD2-zu

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920

    [Molina2016Comptabilités8] Molina, Manuel. 2016. “Archives and Bookkeeping in Southern Mesopotamia during the Ur III Period,” Revue d’Histoire des Comptabilités, 8. http://comptabilites.revues.org/1980.

  • history: CBT 1, ,

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), (pp. 97-183)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • history: ZA 096 (pp. 178-184), 179-180 (seal)

    [Waetzoldt2006ZA96] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 2006. “Zu Den Siegeln Der Vorsteher Der Opferschauer Nannazišagal Und Enlilzišagal.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 96: 178–84.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012920
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 09:30:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-16 at 08:56:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-12-08 at 11:20:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-12-07 at 11:27:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2018-05-07 at 19:07:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-30 at 12:00:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-30 at 09:37:25 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) (P454989) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.11.00, Amar-Suen.04.00.00

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P204542 leadP204542 lead

Cite this Artifact
“Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204542.
Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920 artifact entry (No. P204542). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204542 (Original work published 2002)
Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204542 (Accessed: June 5, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204542},
}


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