BM 020047 (P206310)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020047Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) sze kur gur
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) sze kur gur
6. i3-dub ki ad-da nu-banda3-gu4 dumu ad3-gi6
7. 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze-numun gur
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze szuku-ra gur
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah
10. 4(u) 2(barig) sze-numun gur
11. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) sze szuku-ra
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
13. 3(u) 9(asz) sze-numun gur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze szuku-ra gur
2. kiszib3 lu2-iri-sag
3. 1(u) 2(asz) sze-numun szuku ensi2 gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-dingir-ra
5. 1(gesz2) gur sa2-du11 {d}nin-mar{ki}
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu lugal-su6-su6-de3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 4(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
8. 4(u) 9(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
9. 4(u) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(u) 6(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-siskur2-re
11. sze-numun
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur ab-su13-na
14. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) gur zi-ga
15. diri 1(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
16. i3-dub ad-da
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) sze kur gur
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) sze kur gur
6. i3-dub ki ad-da nu-banda3-gu4 dumu ad3-gi6
7. 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze-numun gur
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze szuku-ra gur
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah
10. 4(u) 2(barig) sze-numun gur
11. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) sze szuku-ra
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
13. 3(u) 9(asz) sze-numun gur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze szuku-ra gur
2. kiszib3 lu2-iri-sag
3. 1(u) 2(asz) sze-numun szuku ensi2 gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-dingir-ra
5. 1(gesz2) gur sa2-du11 {d}nin-mar{ki}
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu lugal-su6-su6-de3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 4(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
8. 4(u) 9(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
9. 4(u) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(u) 6(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-siskur2-re
11. sze-numun
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur ab-su13-na
14. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) gur zi-ga
15. diri 1(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
16. i3-dub ad-da
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020047
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0087
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-05-05 at 17:44:17 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041452) (041452)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20047) (BM.20047)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-87) (W_1895-1017-87)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020047 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206310.
BM 020047 artifact entry (No. P206310). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206310 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206310 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
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