BM 021024 (P206117)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021024

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2. ga2-nun {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su gub-ba
3. gu2-u3-mu u3 a-gu
4. nam-erim2-bi ib2-ku5
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-im-ru-a
2. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-im-ru-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3

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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  • citation: CBT 2, BM 021024

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021024
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-18, 0014

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-14 at 11:28:20 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:33 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003512 (composite) (P456222) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021024 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P206117.
BM 021024 artifact entry (No. P206117). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206117
BM 021024 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206117 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2002BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {BM 021024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206117},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P206117
LB  - CDLI:P206117
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - BM 021024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206117
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021024 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P206117.
BM 021024 artifact entry (No. P206117). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206117
BM 021024 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206117 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2002BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {BM 021024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206117},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P206117
LB  - CDLI:P206117
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - BM 021024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206117
ER  - 
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