CM 26, 068 (P205924)

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 020023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
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1. 1(asz) 1(barig) a2 hun gur lugal-an-na-tum2
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ni
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu lu2-{d}utu
4. 4(barig) ur-ba-gara2 dumu ur-{d}suen
5. 2(asz) ur-e2-ninnu dumu al-la-mu
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze szesz igi-zu-bar-ra
7. 4(barig) na-sa6 dub-sar si2-si2
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-ma2-gu-la dumu du-du
9. 3(barig) du11-ga dumu du-du giri3-se3-ga ensi2
10. dumu lu2 didli-me
11. a-sza3 gi4-a
12. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-ba-gara2 dumu ma-an-se3-ga?
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-igi-husz
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim szesz-a-ni
15. 3(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur szesz-a-ni
17. lu2 a-sza3 gu2 i7 nun-me
18. 2(asz)? 2(barig)? 5(ban2) ug3-IL2 [dumu] lu2-sa6-ga
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1. [...]
2. [...]-{d}ba-ba6
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) {d}nin-a-na dumu ur-e2-gal
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-i7-idigna?
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) sza3-da dumu ba-zi
7. 2(barig) sza3-gi4-a
8. 3(barig) [lu2] {gesz}tir 3(iku) GAN2-ta
9. e2 szabra-ke4-me
10. 2(asz) 1(barig) nin-a-na dumu lu2-gu-la
11. mu a-sza3-ga i3-gesz tab-ba esz3 du-a-sze3
12. 2(disz) aga3-us2 lugal 2(barig)-ta
13. 4(barig) mu ki-min-sze3
14. ma2-lah5?-me
15. 3(barig) dub-sar#
16. 2(barig) lu-gaz? 2(barig)-ta
17. 2(barig) i3-du8 guru7-ta
18. ugula ka-guru7
19. mu a-sza3 gi4-a-sze3
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20. 3(u) 4(barig) gur
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21. zi-ga ur-{d}nansze i3-dab5?
22. iti GAN2-masz
23. bala dub-sag
24. mu us2-sa {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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 26, 68

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 020023
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0063

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.01.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205924.
CM 26, 068 artifact entry (No. P205924). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205924 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205924 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205924},
}

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