BM 018477 (P204799)

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 018477

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. 2(u) 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
2. 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta!(DUG)
3. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
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4. sza3 nigin6{ki}
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
6. 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2)
reverse
1. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
  blank space
2. kilib3-ba du7-du7-dam
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3. sze-ba amar-ku5 dumu usz-bar
4. nibru{ki}-ta gur-ra
5. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
6. iti mu-szu#-du8 u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-ta
7. mu en-unu6-gal

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 018477
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0135

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.09.15
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018477 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204799.
BM 018477 artifact entry (No. P204799). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204799 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018477 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204799 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204799},
}

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