BM 020051 (P206312)
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 020051Period
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. 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. 8(asz) 3(barig) u4 2(disz)-kam
4. si-du3 kuruszda
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
7. giri3 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
8. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
10. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
12. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
13. guru7-a bala-a
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. u3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. e2-udu-sze3
6. 4(u) la2 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. kiszib3 nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
8. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
9. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 kuruszda
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
11. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 nig2-kal-la
12. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
14. sza3-gal udu nibru{ki}-sze3 zi-ga
15. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. sza3-gal udu niga-sze3
17. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. 8(asz) 3(barig) u4 2(disz)-kam
4. si-du3 kuruszda
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
7. giri3 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
8. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
10. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
12. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
13. guru7-a bala-a
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. u3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. e2-udu-sze3
6. 4(u) la2 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. kiszib3 nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
8. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
9. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 kuruszda
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
11. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 nig2-kal-la
12. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
14. sza3-gal udu nibru{ki}-sze3 zi-ga
15. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. sza3-gal udu niga-sze3
17. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
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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
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020051
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0091
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00, 00.00.07.00, 00.00.08.00, 00.00.09.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period: 00.00.06.00 to 00.00.09.00
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:29:19 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (041456) (041456)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20051) (BM.20051)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-91) (W_1895-1017-91)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 020051 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206312.
BM 020051 artifact entry (No. P206312). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206312 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206312 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).
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