BM 016165 (P205898)

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 016165

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. 6(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki gi
2. a-tu
3. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na
reverse
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
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2. szu-nigin2 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 1(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki gi
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. sza3 lagasz{ki}
5. ugula a-a-kal-la szusz3
6. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016165
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0385

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 016165 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205898.
BM 016165 artifact entry (No. P205898). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205898 (Original work published 2002)
BM 016165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205898 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 016165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205898
LB  - CDLI:P205898
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - BM 016165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205898
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 016165 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205898.
BM 016165 artifact entry (No. P205898). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205898 (Original work published 2002)
BM 016165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205898 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 016165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205898
LB  - CDLI:P205898
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - BM 016165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205898
ER  - 
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