BM 016195 (P205591)
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 016195Period
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. 3(disz) tug2 [...]
2. 5(disz) tug2# [...]
3. 2(disz) tug2 x# [...]
4. tug2 ki-la2 tag#-[ga]
5. ki lu2-[...]
reverse
1. {d}utu-mu szu ba-ti#
2. nu-banda3 lu2-us2-gi-na#
3. iti mu-szu-du7 u4 6(disz)+[n] ba-zal
4. mu na-ru2-a mah ba-du3
obverse
1. 3(disz) tug2 [...]
2. 5(disz) tug2# [...]
3. 2(disz) tug2 x# [...]
4. tug2 ki-la2 tag#-[ga]
5. ki lu2-[...]
reverse
1. {d}utu-mu szu ba-ti#
2. nu-banda3 lu2-us2-gi-na#
3. iti mu-szu-du7 u4 6(disz)+[n] ba-zal
4. mu na-ru2-a mah ba-du3
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 016195
- Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0415
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.09.06
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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 07:53:18 | 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 (039379) (039379)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.16195) (BM.16195)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-415) (W_1896-0612-415)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 016195 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205591.
BM 016195 artifact entry (No. P205591). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205591 (Original work published 2002)
BM 016195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205591 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).
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