BM 019998 (P206299)

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 019998

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. libir-[am3]
2'. 4(disz) u8 [...]
3'. a-ru-a lu2-[...] dumu lu2-nig2-sig5
4'. siki-bi 6(asz) gu2
5'. sipa-ka-gi-na 2(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz)
6'. 1(u) 4(disz) u8 5(disz) udu-nita2
7'. 4(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
8'. ($ blank $) sila4 nu-ur4
9'. siki-bi 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na
10'. lu2-dingir-ra 2(u) 3(disz)
11'. [9(disz)] u8 8(disz) udu-nita2
12'. ($ blank $) sila4 nu-ur4
13'. siki-bi 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na
14'. [sipa ur]-dalla 1(u) 7(disz)
column 2
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1'. libir-am3
2'. 1(u) 5(disz) u8 1(u) 9(disz) udu
3'. ($ erased $)
4'. siki-bi 5(u) 1(disz) ma-na
5'. ur-sag-ub3{ki} 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz)!
6'. 5(disz) u8 6(disz) udu-gal
7'. 2(u) 3(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
8'. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na
9'. sipa-ki-du10 5(u)!
10'. 5(disz) u8 1(u) udu-gal
11'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
12'. siki-bi 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na
  blank space
13'. na4 [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [x udu]-gal
2. [x] udu-nita2
3. [x] sila4 ba-ur4
4. [x] sila4 nu-ur4
5. [siki]-bi 8(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na
6. ur-gu-la 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
7. 3(u) 9(disz) u8 4(disz) udu-gal
8. 1(u) 9(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
9. ($ blank $) sila4 nu-ur4
10. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na
11. du-u2-mu 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)!
12. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) u8 4(u) udu-gal
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2 1(u) 5(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
14. 3(u) 4(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
15. siki-bi 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu a-tu 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz)
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) u8 1(u) udu-gal
18. 2(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
19. 4(u) sila4 nu-ur4
20. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu
2. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sila4 ba-ur4
3. udu siki-bi 4(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na
4. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 4(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
5. sila4 ba-ur4 siki [...]
6. u4 [n]-kam
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Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019998
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0038

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019998 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206299.
BM 019998 artifact entry (No. P206299). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206299 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019998 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206299 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019998 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206299},
}

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