BM 021480 (P205694)
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 021480Period
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. 1(barig) [zi3]-sig15#
2. 4(ban2) [zi3-dub]-dub
3. 2(ban2) esza
4. e2 gu-la {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. 1(barig) zi3-sig15
6. 4(ban2) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 2(ban2) esza
2. e2 muru13 {d}ba-ba6
3. gu4 udu nig2-mi2-us2-sa2 ba-ba-ti
4. ba-an-ku4 DISZ
5. nig2 siskur2 lugal-sze3
6. giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi
7. iti mu-szu-du7
8. mu ma2-gur8 mah mu-dim2
obverse
1. 1(barig) [zi3]-sig15#
2. 4(ban2) [zi3-dub]-dub
3. 2(ban2) esza
4. e2 gu-la {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. 1(barig) zi3-sig15
6. 4(ban2) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 2(ban2) esza
2. e2 muru13 {d}ba-ba6
3. gu4 udu nig2-mi2-us2-sa2 ba-ba-ti
4. ba-an-ku4 DISZ
5. nig2 siskur2 lugal-sze3
6. giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi
7. iti mu-szu-du7
8. mu 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021480
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0146
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.09.00
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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 metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-23 at 08:25:56 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (042046) (042046)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21480) (BM.21480)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-146) (W_1896-0330-146)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 021480 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205694.
BM 021480 artifact entry (No. P205694). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205694 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021480 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205694 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).
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