BM 023342 (P205730)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023342

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n gur] iti#-de3 la2-a
2. [...] gur
3. [...]-ta
4. 5(asz) gur {gesz}geszimmar du3-a-ta
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) a-sza3 GAN2-zi-ta
  blank space
6. szu-nigin2 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(asz) gur sa2-du11
reverse
1. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
2. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz)
3. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 szum2-mu
4. mu ma2-gur8 mah
  blank space
5. szu-nigin2 1(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
6. zi-ga
7. diri 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 szum2-mu
8. nig2-ka9 ak a-kal-la igi-gun3 {d}nin-isin2{si}-na nam-dumu
9. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205730

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023342
Accession Number 1897-05-15, 0020

External resources

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2021-10-23 at 13:19:23 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023342 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205730.
BM 023342 artifact entry (No. P205730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205730 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023342 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205730 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205730},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P205730
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 023342 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023342 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205730.
BM 023342 artifact entry (No. P205730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205730 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023342 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205730 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205730},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205730
LB  - CDLI:P205730
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 023342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205730
ER  - 
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