BM 018404 (P206275)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 018404Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3-KA esz3 didli
3. 2(asz) ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3
4. 2(asz) ARAD2-{d}nansze gudu4 {d}nansze
5. 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-du10-ga szu ba-ti
6. 2(asz) ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
7. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar mu zi3-da-sze3
8. ma2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula kin2-kin2
10. 3(asz) sze gur lu2-{d}utu ugula kin2-kin2
11. 3(asz) zi3-KA erin2!-na
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) dabin zi3-KA ur-nigar{gar}
13. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} KA RI zi3-KA-sze3
14. ur-{d}nansze szu ba-ti
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ma2 lu2-bala-sa6-ga-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(asz) sze gur
2. ma2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 3(barig) sze
4. ma2 ad-da-ta
5. 2(asz) sze gur ma2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}isztaran-ta
6. 1(disz) gin2 ku3 ki a2-na-na ugula kin2-kin2-ta
7. 2(asz) sze gur ki ur-{d}ig-alim ugula kin2-kin2-ta
8. ur-nigar{gar} szu ba-ti
blank space
9. szu-nigin2 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
10. szu-nigin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. ka ur-{d}ig-alim-ka ba-an-gi-in
12. mu zi3!(TUG2)-KA e2-gal ma2 NI NE NI?-ra
13. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} sar-de3 szum2-asz-sze3!(TUG2)
left
1. lu2-bi-ne su!-su-dam
2. kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
obverse
1. 7(asz) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3-KA esz3 didli
3. 2(asz) ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3
4. 2(asz) ARAD2-{d}nansze gudu4 {d}nansze
5. 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-du10-ga szu ba-ti
6. 2(asz) ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
7. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar mu zi3-da-sze3
8. ma2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula kin2-kin2
10. 3(asz) sze gur lu2-{d}utu ugula kin2-kin2
11. 3(asz) zi3-KA erin2!-na
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) dabin zi3-KA ur-nigar{gar}
13. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} KA RI zi3-KA-sze3
14. ur-{d}nansze szu ba-ti
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ma2 lu2-bala-sa6-ga-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(asz) sze gur
2. ma2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 3(barig) sze
4. ma2 ad-da-ta
5. 2(asz) sze gur ma2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}isztaran-ta
6. 1(disz) gin2 ku3 ki a2-na-na ugula kin2-kin2-ta
7. 2(asz) sze gur ki ur-{d}ig-alim ugula kin2-kin2-ta
8. ur-nigar{gar} szu ba-ti
blank space
9. szu-nigin2 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
10. szu-nigin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. ka ur-{d}ig-alim-ka ba-an-gi-in
12. mu zi3!(TUG2)-KA e2-gal ma2 NI NE NI?-ra
13. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} sar-de3 szum2-asz-sze3!(TUG2)
left
1. lu2-bi-ne su!-su-dam
2. kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 018404
- Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0062
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-22 at 09:57:50 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (039962) (039962)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18404) (BM.18404)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-0329-62) (W_1895-0329-62)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018404 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206275.
BM 018404 artifact entry (No. P206275). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206275 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018404 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206275 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
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