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BM 020043 (P206309)

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 020043

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
1. 1(disz) ad-da-mu
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3. dumu ur-gu2-en-na-me
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
5. dumu lu2-{d}utu
6. ugula-ta
7. 1(disz) a-ni-lagasz{ki}-e
8. dumu lugal-uszumgal
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(disz) nu ur-sa6-ga
11. dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur-me
12. 1(disz) {d}nansze-i3-sa6
13. dumu ba-zi
14. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
15. dumu e2-ta-mu-zu
16. gu4-ta
17. 1(disz) ulu3-di-gu-la
18. dumu ur-an-ne2
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}[...]
2. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
3. ($ blank space $) 1(u)
4. a-ni-lagasz{ki}-e i3-dab5
5. ugula nig2-u2-rum

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 020043
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0083

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: 00.00.00.00
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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
2021-10-31 at 13:29:18	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 (041450) (041450)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20043) (BM.20043)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-83) (W_1895-1017-83)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 020043 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206309.

BM 020043 artifact entry (No. P206309). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206309 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206309 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206309},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - BM 020043 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 020043 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206309.

BM 020043 artifact entry (No. P206309). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206309 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206309 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206309},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206309
LB  - CDLI:P206309
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - BM 020043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206309
ER  -