BM 023182 (P205852)

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 023182

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) udu [2(disz) sila3-ta]
2. 1(szar2) 8(gesz2) 4(u) udu [1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
3. sze-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig)+[n gur]
4. lu2-ma2-gan
5. 1(gesz'u)# 6(gesz2) udu [2(disz) sila3-ta]
6. [n]+8(gesz2)+[n udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
7. [sze]-bi# 2(u)+[5(asz) n gur]
8. lu2-dingir-[ra]
9. 1(gesz'u) [6(gesz2)] udu [2(disz) sila3-ta]
10. 1(szar2) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu [1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
11. sze-bi 2(u)+[n] 2(barig)+[n gur]
12. an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) udu# [2(disz) sila3-ta]
2. 1(szar2) 4(gesz2) udu# [1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
3. sze-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
4. {d}nanna-si-sa2
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5. szu-nigin2 1(szar2) 4(gesz2) udu 2(disz) sila3-[ta]
6. szu-nigin2 4(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-[ta]
7. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. udu gu7-a sza3 e2 ur-szul
9. iti munu4-gu7
10. mu {d}i#-[bi2]-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 023182
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0080

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 023182 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205852.
BM 023182 artifact entry (No. P205852). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205852 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205852 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 023182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205852},
}

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