LDAS 08, 008 1 (P206118)

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 021411

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) ur-sa6-ga
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(disz) lu2-kal-la
4. 1(disz) ab-ba
5. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2
6. 1(disz) a-hu-ma
7. 1(disz) ur-ki-la2-a
  blank space
8. ugula erin2-na e2-esz3
9. lu2 gub-ba ba-zah3-sze3 nu-mu-sar-a
10. lu2 ti-la ba-usz2-sze3 nu-mu-sar-a
11. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-esz2
reverse
  blank space
1. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206118

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 021411
Accession Number 1896-03-30, 0077

External resources

References

  • primary: LDAS 08 (pp. 3-25), 008 1

    [Molina2020LDAS8] Molina, Manuel. 2020. “Who Watches the Watchers? New Evidence on the Role of Foremen in the Ur III Administration.” Accounts and Bookkeeping in the Ancient World, Legal Documents in Ancient Societies, 8: 3–25.

  • citation: CBT 2, BM 021411

    [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
2024-05-27 at 10:46:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2020-10-30 at 12:42:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:34 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

“LDAS 08, 008 1 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206118.
LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry (No. P206118). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206118 (Original work published 2002)
LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206118 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024LDAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P206118
LB  - CDLI:P206118
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206118
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“LDAS 08, 008 1 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206118.
LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry (No. P206118). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206118 (Original work published 2002)
LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206118 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024LDAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P206118
LB  - CDLI:P206118
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LDAS 08, 008 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206118
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.