BM 018273 (P206115)

Legal tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018273

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. ki szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-a2-zi-da-ta
3. 1(disz) ma-na 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)
4. ki lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3-bi ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ra ba-na-gid2
2. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ke4 nu-u3-su bi2-du11
3. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206115

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018273
Accession Number 1894-10-18, 0023

External resources

References

  • citation: CBT 2, BM 018273

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2021-10-08 at 14:32:51 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2021-10-08 at 14:12:14 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018273 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206115.
BM 018273 artifact entry (No. P206115). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206115 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206115 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206115},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206115
LB  - CDLI:P206115
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 018273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206115
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018273 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206115.
BM 018273 artifact entry (No. P206115). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206115 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206115 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206115},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206115
LB  - CDLI:P206115
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 018273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206115
ER  - 
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