BM 019172 (P205723)

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 019172

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki du#
2. siki sukkal-mah
3. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3# sukkal-mah
  blank space
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-<ke4> e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-[da] limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ARAD2-[mu]
2. sukkal-[mah]
3. dumu ur-[{d}szul]-pa-e3#
4. sukkal-[mah]
5. ARAD2-[zu]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:

    seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:


  • history: CBT 2, ,

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019172
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0150

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.--.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006131 (composite) (P458841) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.07.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019172 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205723.
BM 019172 artifact entry (No. P205723). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205723 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205723 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205723},
}

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