BM 029779 (P205381)

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 029779

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Wool received by Bí-du11-ga; seal: Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-dNun-gal ugula ush-bar)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 siki du
2. ugu2-e tak4-a
3. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9 ak
4. [bi2]-du11-ga-ka
5. [mu lu2]-us2#-gi-na-<sze3>
6. [zu2-si]-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga dumu ku5-da
2. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. su-su-dam
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ku5-da-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nun-gal
4. ugula usz-bar

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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Wool received by Bí-du11-ga; seal: Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-dNun-gal ugula ush-bar)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029779
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-24 at 14:34:12 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“BM 029779 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205381.
BM 029779 artifact entry (No. P205381). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205381 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029779 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205381 (Accessed: June 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 029779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205381},
}


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