BM 019966 (P206289)

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 019966

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 9(gesz2) [n] sila3# sze gur
2. [...] nig2#-ka9 ak
3-7. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 na#-ru2-a mah [{d}]en-lil2 [{d}]nin-lil2-ra mu#-ne-du3
8. [n]+8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. [n] 2(barig) ziz2 gur
10. [ki] ur#-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. [n] gur# ki ur-mes-ta
12. [...] ki lu2-gu-la-ta
13. [n]+1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
14. [a]-ra2 1(disz)-kam
15. [n] gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
16. [ki] lu2#-iri-sag-ta
17. [n]+3(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
18. [a]-ra2 1(disz)-kam
19. [n] 3(barig) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
20. [ki] ur#-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
21. [n] gur
22. ki# ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-[IL2-ta]
rest broken
column 2
1. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu {d}utu-mu-ta
blank space
2. ki szabra-ne-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
10. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
11. 3(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
12. kiszib3 ur-mes
13. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. sze-ba geme2-usz-bar
16. 1(u) gur sze-ba he2-dab5
17. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu da-da
18. 4(u) 4(barig) gur
19. ma2-lah5 lu2 mar-sa-me
20. kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
rest broken
column 3
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) [sila3 gur]
2. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
3. 2(gesz'u) 2(asz) gur
4. ki ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-gi-na-ta
5. 3(gesz2) 4(asz) gur
6. ki lu2-{d}utu szesz-a-na-ta
7. 3(u) gur
8. ki ur-{gesz}gigir dumu gi4-ni-mu-ta
9. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur
11. ki ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
12. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. giri3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
14. 2(u) 5(asz) gur
15. giri3 ur-nig2
16. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
17. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
18. ki {d}en-[...]
rest broken
column 4
1. [...]
2. ki [...]
3. 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) [n gur]
4. ki ur-szu-ga-[lam-ma-ta]
5. 1(u) 3(asz) [gur]
6. ki ma2-gur8-ra-[ta]
7. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) [gur]
8. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu# ba-sa6#
9. 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) [gur]
10. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) gur
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. la2-ia3 su-ga#
14. ki ma-an-szum2-na-ta
15. 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu ku-li-ta
17. 5(u) 3(barig) gur
18. ki ba-zi dumu lu2-[...-ta]
rest broken
3-4 columns missing
reverse
2-3 columns missing
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. dumu [...]
2'. [...]
blank space
3'. iti [...]
4'. 2(asz)+[n gur]
about 13 lines missing
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. 3(asz) 1(barig) gur# [...]
2'. ($ blank space $) gi [...]
3'. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur ugula szu-ni-[...]
4'. 2(asz) gur ugula lu2-{d}suen
5'. 5(asz) 3(barig) gur ugula a-li-x#
6'. dumu dab5-ba-me
7'. ($ blank space $) 4(u)+[n]+7(asz) 1(barig) gur
8'. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9'. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur ugula lu2-dingir-ra
10'. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur ugula ur-{d}lamma
11'. {gesz}gu-za-la2-me
12'. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 e2 sukkal-me
13'. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir
14'. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur erin2 esz3 bala
15'. ugula na-ba-sa6
16'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ugula ur-szar2-ur3-ra
17'. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
18'. erin2 gi-zi-me
19'. 4(asz) gur ugula e-ma-ma
20'. 4(asz) 2(barig) gur szesz-kal-la
21'. dumu dab5-ba-me
22'. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(asz) gur#
column 3'
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column 4'
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blank space
column 5'
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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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 019966
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0006

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.11.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-22 at 13:17:36	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041405) (041405)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19966) (BM.19966)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-6) (W_1895-1017-6)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 019966 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206289.

BM 019966 artifact entry (No. P206289). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206289 (Original work published 2002)

BM 019966 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206289 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019966 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206289},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 019966 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206289.

BM 019966 artifact entry (No. P206289). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206289 (Original work published 2002)

BM 019966 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206289 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019966 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206289},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206289
LB  - CDLI:P206289
M1  - 2026/3/27/
TI  - BM 019966 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206289
ER  -