BM 020017 (P206302)

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 020017

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(u) 4(disz) gu4 niga
2. 1(u) 5(disz) udu niga
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) udu masz2
4. masz2-da-ri-a ezem 3(disz)-a-ba
5. ki lugal-sze3
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1/3(disz) gu4 niga
7. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu niga
8. 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu masz2
9. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na
10. u3 nig2 ezem-ma dingir-re-ne
reverse
1. 3(u) udu masz2
2. zi-ga didli
3. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gu4 niga
4. szu-nigin2 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
5. gu4 udu zi-zi
6. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
7. ($ blank space $) kam

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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  • history: Kultische Kalender, Table 57

    [Sallaberger1993KultischeKalender] Sallaberger, Walther. 1993. Der Kultische Kalender Der Ur III-Zeit. Vol. 7/1. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen ArchäologieWalter de Gruyter • Berlin • New Yo. Walter de Gruyter • Berlin • New York.

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  • Museum No.: BM 020017
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0057

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 11:02:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 020017 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206302.
BM 020017 artifact entry (No. P206302). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206302 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206302 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	month = {jul 7},
	title = {BM 020017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206302},
}

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