BM 027629 (P205742)
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 027629Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Habuda from Nabasha to Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma; metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
reverse
1. ur-szu#-ga-lam-ma
2. szu ba-ti
3. kiszib3 lu2-gir2-su{ki}
4. giri3 lu2-kal-la
5. u3 nam-zi-tar-ra
6. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3
obverse
1. 4(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
reverse
1. ur-szu#-ga-lam-ma
2. szu ba-ti
3. kiszib3 lu2-gir2-su{ki}
4. giri3 lu2-kal-la
5. u3 nam-zi-tar-ra
6. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3
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 (Habuda from Nabasha to Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma; metal)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 027629
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- 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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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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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| 2021-10-25 at 13:36:24 | 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 (055352) (055352)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27629) (BM.27629)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-417) (W_1898-0709-417)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 027629 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205742.
BM 027629 artifact entry (No. P205742). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205742 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027629 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205742 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).
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