BM 020521 (P204754)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020521

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze gesz e3-a
3. kiszib3 ur3-re-ba-du7
4. ugula ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
5. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
reverse
1. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur3-re-ba-du7
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nanna

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P204754

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 020521
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0561

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-23 at 14:34:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020521 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204754.
BM 020521 artifact entry (No. P204754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204754 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020521 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204754 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204754
LB  - CDLI:P204754
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - BM 020521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204754
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020521 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204754.
BM 020521 artifact entry (No. P204754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204754 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020521 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204754 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204754
LB  - CDLI:P204754
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - BM 020521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204754
ER  - 
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