BM 018898 (P205201)
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 018898Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [n]+2(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar#
2. ki ARAD2 dam-gar3-ta
3. sa6-sa6-ga
4. szu ba-ti
5. giri3 du-du dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. igi ki-tusz-lu2 dam-gar3-sze3
2. igi ab-ba-sa6-ga dumu al-la-sze3
3. iti sze-il2-la
4. [mu ...]-{d}suen [lugal] uri5#{ki#}-[...]
obverse
1. [n]+2(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar#
2. ki ARAD2 dam-gar3-ta
3. sa6-sa6-ga
4. szu ba-ti
5. giri3 du-du dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. igi ki-tusz-lu2 dam-gar3-sze3
2. igi ab-ba-sa6-ga dumu al-la-sze3
3. iti sze-il2-la
4. [mu ...]-{d}suen [lugal] uri5#{ki#}-[...]
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 018898
- Accession No.: 1895-03-30, 0066
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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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| 2021-10-22 at 10:19:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | 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 (040422) (040422)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18898) (BM.18898)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-0330-66) (W_1895-0330-66)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018898 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205201.
BM 018898 artifact entry (No. P205201). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205201 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018898 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205201 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
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