BM 023996 (P205666)
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 023996Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (4 zabar 7 lá úrxPA gishdúr-gar ki Na-ba-sha6-ta kishib Lú-dingir-ra; metal.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) zabar 7(disz) la2 umbin {gesz}dur2-gar
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
reverse
1. [giri3] sza13-dub-ba
2. [u3] lu2-dingir-ra <<DISZ>>
blank space
3. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8# mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin#-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
obverse
1. 4(disz) zabar 7(disz) la2 umbin {gesz}dur2-gar
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
reverse
1. [giri3] sza13-dub-ba
2. [u3] lu2-dingir-ra <<DISZ>>
blank space
3. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8# mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin#-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
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 (4 zabar 7 lá úrxPA gishdúr-gar ki Na-ba-sha6-ta kishib Lú-dingir-ra; metal.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 023996
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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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| 2021-10-23 at 14:31:45 | 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 (052490) (052490)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23996) (BM.23996)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-378) (W_1898-0215-378)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 023996 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205666.
BM 023996 artifact entry (No. P205666). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205666 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023996 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205666 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
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