JCS 71, 032 16 (P205948)

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 027983

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (shà-bi-ta tablet about 3 sheep from Lú-Gudea to other persons shà é Urdun)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu szuku-ra
2. ki lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(disz) udu lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
5. 2(disz) udu lu2-dingir-ra
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. sza3 e2 ur-dun
  blank space
3. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 3(u) ba-zal
4. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz-e i3-pa3

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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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (shà-bi-ta tablet about 3 sheep from Lú-Gudea to other persons shà é Urdun)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 027983
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.03.30
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:26:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2020-11-01 at 11:49:41 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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
“JCS 71, 032 16 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205948.
JCS 71, 032 16 artifact entry (No. P205948). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205948 (Original work published 2002)
JCS 71, 032 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205948 (Accessed: May 27, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JCS 71, 032 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205948},
}

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