BM 024139 (P205618)
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 024139Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley, she lá-ni su-ga zì-ka-shè ki Lú-uru-sag-ta Lú-kal-la shu-ba-ti.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. zi3-KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-iri-sag-ta
5. lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. dumu lu2-dingir-ra-ke4
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 ur-{d}lamma gu-za-la2 dumu lu2-uru11{ki}
4. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. zi3-KA-sze3
4. ki lu2-iri-sag-ta
5. lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. dumu lu2-dingir-ra-ke4
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 ur-{d}lamma gu-za-la2 dumu lu2-uru11{ki}
4. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
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 (Barley, she lá-ni su-ga zì-ka-shè ki Lú-uru-sag-ta Lú-kal-la shu-ba-ti.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024139
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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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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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 | 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 (052619) (052619)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24139) (BM.24139)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-521) (W_1898-0215-521)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024139 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205618.
BM 024139 artifact entry (No. P205618). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205618 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205618 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
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