BM 015849 (P204632)

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 015849

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 lugal
2. 1(asz) gu2 siki tug2 us2 lugal
3. 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
4. [x]+2(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
5. [x]+2(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
6. [x]+6(disz) ma-na siki gi
7. siki# udu gub-ba
8. [1(u)?]+3(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 siki udu ba-usz2
  blank space
9. lu2-me-lam2 na-gada
10. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 lugal
11. 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 lugal
12. 2(u) la2 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
reverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 siki# [tug2] guz#-za 3(disz)-[kam] us2
2. 2(asz) gu2 [x x (x) siki] tug2# [4(disz)-kam] us2#
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) [...] du
4. siki udu gub#-ba
5. 1(u)# 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 siki udu ba-usz2
  blank space
6. na-silim na-gada
7. udu e2-a-ni-sza
8. 2(asz)#? gu2 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
  blank space
9. szu-{d}iszkur na-gada
10. siki udu {d}szul-gi-si2-im-ti
11. siki ba-la2 sza3 gir2-su{ki}
12. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun

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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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 015849
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0069

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 015849 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204632.
BM 015849 artifact entry (No. P204632). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204632 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015849 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204632 (Accessed: June 8, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015849 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204632},
}

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