CM 26, 117 (P204972)
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 029763Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Wooden objects: gishumbin and gishzi for Al-la-sha6-ga, during the bala; shà bala)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) {gesz}umbin sza3 bala
2. 8(disz) {gesz}zi sza3 bala
3. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
reverse
1. al-la-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
1 line blank
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 8(disz) {gesz}umbin sza3 bala
2. 8(disz) {gesz}zi sza3 bala
3. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
reverse
1. al-la-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
1 line blank
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
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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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- Genre(s): Administrative (Wooden objects: gishumbin and gishzi for Al-la-sha6-ga, during the bala; shà bala)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CM 26, 117
[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 029763
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:27:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:34:48 | 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 (056600) (056600)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.29763) (BM.29763)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1115-149) (W_1898-1115-149)
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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204972.
CM 26, 117 artifact entry (No. P204972). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204972 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204972 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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