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

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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

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Has seal impression(s)

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

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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  • 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 023342
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-15, 0020

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003198 (composite) (P455908) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	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  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - BM 023342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205730
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“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: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	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  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - BM 023342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205730
ER  - 
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