BM 019976 (P206294)

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 019976

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
  transliteration incomplete
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. a2-bi 3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. 2(disz) gi ki-la2 ma2
3. a2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. 1(disz) {gi}kid ma2 sa-ga
5. a2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. 2(u) ma-na szu-sar su6
7. a2-bi 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 1(asz) gu2 szu-sar {u2}ninni5
9. a2-bi 2(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. 5(u) ma-na szu-sar ha-ru
11. a2-bi 1(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
13. ki gu-za-na-ta
14. e2 szu szum2-ma
15. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. erin2 nibru{ki}
17. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
column 2'
1. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3-ta
2. a2-bi 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. ma2 szim gub-ba
5. 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. erin2 tusz-a igi-1(u)-gal2 ug3-IL2
7. 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}mi-ri2-za
8. gurusz 2(u)-ta
9. 1(u) gu2 {gesz}gag ma-nu
10. gurusz 1(asz) gu2-ta
11. a2-bi 3(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. {gesz}kiri6 gibil-ka ki-mah-ta
13. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) {gesz}mi-ri2-za
14. gurusz-e 8(disz)-ta
15. 2(u) {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2 2(u) gur
16. gurusz-e 2(disz)-ta
column 3'
1. gesz-ta
2. 9(gesz2) {gesz}eme-sig gurusz-e 1(u)-ta
3. a2-bi 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. 3(u) gu2 {gesz}gag nu-ur2-ma
5. gurusz-e 1(asz) gu2-ta
6. a2-bi 3(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. {gesz}kiri6 {d}utu-ta
8. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) {gesz}eme-sig
9. gurusz-e 6(disz)-ta
10. a2-bi 4(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. {gesz}tir-re-ga2-da-ta
12. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}eme-sig
13. gurusz-e 6(disz)-ta
14. a2-bi 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. {gesz}tir ki-sur-ra-ta
16. 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(disz) gesz eme2 rin2
17. gurusz-e 2(disz)-ta
18. a2-bi 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 4'
1. 1(disz) x
2. a2
3. e2 mar-sa us2-sa
4. 1(u) [{na4}]ur5! szu se3-ga
5. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 7(disz)-sze3
6. a2-bi 3(disz) [...] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. egir ga2-nun mar-sa-ka du3-a
8. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
9. 1(u) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
10. a2-bi 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. egir ga2-nun-sze mar-sa du3-a
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. 1(gesz2) gu2 {u2}ninni8
14. gurusz-e 1/2(disz) gu2-ta
15. a2-bi 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. 1(gesz2) kid ma2 szu4:a
17. gi-bi 6(disz) sa
18. gurusz gi-il2-bi
19. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. a2 ad-kup4-bi 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
21. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
column 5'
1. iti
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na
3. kiszib3 lugal-uszumgal
4. 1(gesz2) kid ma2 szu4-a
5. gi-bi 6(disz) sa
6. gurusz gi-il2-bi
7. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. a2 ad-kup4-bi 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. 1(asz) gu2 {u2}ninni5
10. gurusz-e 1/2(disz) gu2-ta
11. a2-bi 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. iti sze-il2-la
13. mu en-mah-gal-an-na
14. kiszib3 ur!-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
15. bala-sze3
16. 3(disz) ma2-gin2 iti 3(disz)-sze3
17. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
18. 5(u) gu2 {u2}ninni5
19. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. ma2 {d}nin-gir2-su u3 ma2 {d}ba-ba6 gub-ba
21. kiszib3 ur-dun dumu iszib
22. u3 ur-{d}dumu-zi
23. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 6'
1. ni-szu uru11<{ki}>
2. {u2}urua{u2}-a{ki}-sze3
3. ur-{d}nin-mug sukkal
4. 1(disz) ma2-gin2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
5. 1(gesz2) gi nig2-guru7
6. a-gigi-bi 3(u) sa
7. a2 il2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. a2-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. 2(gesz2) sa gi-SZID
10. {gi}kid mah
11. 2(disz) kid mah
12. gi-bi 1(gesz2) sa
13. gurusz gi-il2-bi 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. a2 ad-kup4-bi 8(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. kid gin2 lugal-sze3
16. kiszib3 [...]-mah gaba
17. 1(u) 2(disz) kid ka-gir
18. 2(disz) kid 1(disz) ni
19. gi-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sa
20. gurusz gi il2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
21. a2 ad-kup4-bi 1(u) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 170 n. 545 (obv. iv 5-6)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019976
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0016

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-05 at 17:35:02 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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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Cite this Artifact

“BM 019976 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206294.
BM 019976 artifact entry (No. P206294). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206294 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019976 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206294 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019976 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206294
LB  - CDLI:P206294
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - BM 019976 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206294
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 019976 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206294.
BM 019976 artifact entry (No. P206294). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206294 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019976 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206294 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019976 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206294
LB  - CDLI:P206294
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - BM 019976 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206294
ER  -
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