CM 26, 094 (P204569)
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 023660Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of various objects loaden on a boat, má-a gá-gar nì-gú-na bala-a Nibruki-shè Ir11-mu ì-dab5; 4 col., eroded)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] ki
2. [...]
3. [...] ki
4. 3(u) 5(asz) [n ...] gur
5. [...] x
6. 3(u) [n ...] gur#
7. pa [...]
8. [...] pa ma2 gar bar ki ke4
9. 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) ninda gur
10. ma2? lu2-{d}utu u3 al-la
11. 3(u) la2 2(asz) [...]
12. lugal?-[...]
blank space
13. e2?-kikken#? [...]
14. 6(gesz2) [n ...] sze gur [...]
15. [...] gurusz-ta?
rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 2(u) [...]
2. szunigin 4(gesz2) [...]
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(asz) [x]
4. szunigin 5(u) sze gur
blank space
5. giri3 [x-{d}]nin-gir2-su
6. la? [...] ba-ru-da
7. 1(u) 6(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
8. 4(disz) ab2 [...] x
9. [...]
10. [...] udu niga [...]
11. [...] sila4 diri#
12. [...] 4(u) 1(disz) udu masz2
blank space
13. giri3 ha-ba-[lu5-ge2?]
14. [...] 5(disz) sila3 [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 3(u) [...] gu2 [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. 5(disz) gesz [...]
4'. [...] gesz [...]
5'. 4(u) [...]
6'. ma2 [...]
7'. giri3 [...]
8'. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 u2-[...]
9'. 5(ban2)? 3(disz) sila3 u2-[...]
10'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze duh guru7#
11'. 3(asz) 2(barig) gazi gur
12'. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gesz? sza3 [...]
13'. 3(gesz2) gesz u3-sahar [...]
14'. 1(gesz2) {gesz}kab2-kul [...]
15'. 3(u) {gesz}szu udu-sze3
16'. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) x-na [...]
17'. 2(gesz2)? 4(u)? 4(barig)? 2(ban2)
18'. 6(gesz2) [n] 3(u) [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu
2'. [...] ur-li9-si4 [...] ab-ba-mu
3'. [...] x x x x x
blank space
4'. ma2-a {ga2}gar
5'. nig2 gu2-na bala-a
6'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
7'. nibru{ki}-sze3
8'. ARAD2-mu i3-dab5
9'. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
obverse
column 1
1. [...] ki
2. [...]
3. [...] ki
4. 3(u) 5(asz) [n ...] gur
5. [...] x
6. 3(u) [n ...] gur#
7. pa [...]
8. [...] pa ma2 gar bar ki ke4
9. 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) ninda gur
10. ma2? lu2-{d}utu u3 al-la
11. 3(u) la2 2(asz) [...]
12. lugal?-[...]
blank space
13. e2?-kikken#? [...]
14. 6(gesz2) [n ...] sze gur [...]
15. [...] gurusz-ta?
rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 2(u) [...]
2. szunigin 4(gesz2) [...]
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(asz) [x]
4. szunigin 5(u) sze gur
blank space
5. giri3 [x-{d}]nin-gir2-su
6. la? [...] ba-ru-da
7. 1(u) 6(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
8. 4(disz) ab2 [...] x
9. [...]
10. [...] udu niga [...]
11. [...] sila4 diri#
12. [...] 4(u) 1(disz) udu masz2
blank space
13. giri3 ha-ba-[lu5-ge2?]
14. [...] 5(disz) sila3 [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 3(u) [...] gu2 [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. 5(disz) gesz [...]
4'. [...] gesz [...]
5'. 4(u) [...]
6'. ma2 [...]
7'. giri3 [...]
8'. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 u2-[...]
9'. 5(ban2)? 3(disz) sila3 u2-[...]
10'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze duh guru7#
11'. 3(asz) 2(barig) gazi gur
12'. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gesz? sza3 [...]
13'. 3(gesz2) gesz u3-sahar [...]
14'. 1(gesz2) {gesz}kab2-kul [...]
15'. 3(u) {gesz}szu udu-sze3
16'. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) x-na [...]
17'. 2(gesz2)? 4(u)? 4(barig)? 2(ban2)
18'. 6(gesz2) [n] 3(u) [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu
2'. [...] ur-li9-si4 [...] ab-ba-mu
3'. [...] x x x x x
blank space
4'. ma2-a {ga2}gar
5'. nig2 gu2-na bala-a
6'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
7'. nibru{ki}-sze3
8'. ARAD2-mu i3-dab5
9'. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
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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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Account of various objects loaden on a boat, má-a gá-gar nì-gú-na bala-a Nibruki-shè Ir11-mu ì-dab5; 4 col., eroded)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CM 26, 94
[Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.
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- Museum No.: BM 023660
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.03.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:27:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:34:25 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | 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 (052204) (052204)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23660) (BM.23660)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-42) (W_1898-0215-42)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204569.
CM 26, 094 artifact entry (No. P204569). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204569 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204569 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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