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CM 26, 132 (P205683)

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 025887

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Palmtree byproducts (nì-ki-luh, pa gishgishimmar, nì-bala-a-shè) é-kishib-ba ush-gíd-da-ta)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) nig2 ki-luh
2. giri3 ur5-sa6-sa6
3. 6(disz) pa {gesz}geszimmar
4. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) nig2 ki-luh
reverse
1. giri3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
2. nig2 bala-a-sze3
3. kiszib3 nu-tuku
4. e2-kiszib3-ba usz-gid2-da-ta
5. iti GAN2-masz
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah mu-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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Palmtree byproducts (nì-ki-luh, pa gishgishimmar, nì-bala-a-shè) é-kishib-ba ush-gíd-da-ta)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CM 26, 132

[Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 025887
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.01.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-07-22 at 14:35:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:27:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:35:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054114) (054114)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25887) (BM.25887)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-941) (W_1898-0216-941)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205683.

CM 26, 132 artifact entry (No. P205683). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205683 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 132 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205683 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205683},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P205683
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - CM 26, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205683
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205683.

CM 26, 132 artifact entry (No. P205683). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205683 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 132 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205683 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205683},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205683
LB  - CDLI:P205683
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - CM 26, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205683
ER  -