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BM 023347 (P205804)

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 023347

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) [6(disz)] sila3 sze iti-de3 la2-a
2. 7(asz) ki lu2#-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra-ta
blank space
3. szu-nigin2 6(asz)+[1(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur]
4. sza3-bi#-[ta]
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1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sa2-du11
2. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 6(disz)-sze3
3. sze-bi 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) szum2-mu <mu> e2 {d}szara2
blank space
5. szu-nigin2 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. zi#-ga
7. diri 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
8. nig2-ka9 ak ur-{d}ba-ba6 {d}gesz-gi-ban3-da
9. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 023347
Accession No.: 1897-05-15, 0025

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.06.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00 to Ibbi-Suen.01.06.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-23 at 13:19:23	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (043187) (043187)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23347) (BM.23347)
British Museum Collection (W_1897-0515-25) (W_1897-0515-25)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023347 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205804.

BM 023347 artifact entry (No. P205804). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205804 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205804 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205804},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023347 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205804.

BM 023347 artifact entry (No. P205804). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205804 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205804 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205804
LB  - CDLI:P205804
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - BM 023347 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205804
ER  -