BM 029642 (P205657)

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 029642

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Wool account; seal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki {gesz}garig2 ak tug2# 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
3. siki {gesz}garig2 ak tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz)# ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
5. siki {gesz}garig2 ak tug2 guz-za du
6. diri [n] 1/2(disz) ma-na# 6(disz) gin2# siki du
7. szu-pesz5 usz2-a la2-ia3 szu?-pesz5#? ib2-ta-zi
8. 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
9. 1(u) sze siki mug siki {gesz}garig2 ak diri
10. ama-tuku5-ke4-ne ib2-ta-zi
11. [1(szar2)]+4(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 6(disz) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
12. [x-(x)]-SAG# MU? TU |EZEMxX| [...]
13. [x x x] x# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. nu-[banda3 lu2]-us2#-gi-[na]
2'. kiszib3 zi-ga sag nig2-gur11-ra-ka [...] nu-gid2
  blank space
3'. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
4'. mu na#-[ru2]-a# ba-du3-ta
5'. iti sze-sag11#-[ku5] u4# 5(disz) ba-zal
6'. mu ma2-gur8 mah ba-dim2-sze3
7'. iti 2(u) [4(disz)] u4# 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
8'. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
seal 1
1. lugal-im-ru-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar[{gar}]
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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029642
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.11.12, Šū-Suen.08.11.05
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.06.01.12 to Šū-Suen.08.01.05

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 14:47:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-06-24 at 14:41:42 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand 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
2022-01-01 at 14:43:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-10-25 at 14:53:19 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 029642 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205657.
BM 029642 artifact entry (No. P205657). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205657 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029642 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205657 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 029642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205657},
}


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