BM 019144 (P206279)

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 019144

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar
2. kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 igi-zi-bar-ra
4. ki# tul2-ta-ta
5. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ki ur-tur-ta
6. 1/3(disz){sza} la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ki lugal-iri-da-ta
7. 1/3(disz){sza} la2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ki nig2-u2-rum-ta
8. 7(disz) gin2 ki szesz-kal-la-ta
9. 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
10. kiszib3 du-du
11. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
12. 5(disz)+[n] 1/2(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}nu-musz-da-ta
13. [...]-x# ki nam-mah-ta
reverse
1. [x x]-x# ku3-nun
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2. szu-nigin2 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar
3. ku3 gu4 u3 ku3 siki
4. ki szabra-ne-ta
5. giri3 ur-e2-ninnu dumu lugal-sza3-la2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019144
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0122

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 019144 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206279.
BM 019144 artifact entry (No. P206279). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206279 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206279 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206279},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206279
LB  - CDLI:P206279
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - BM 019144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206279
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 019144 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206279.
BM 019144 artifact entry (No. P206279). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206279 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206279 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206279},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206279
LB  - CDLI:P206279
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - BM 019144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206279
ER  - 
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