BM 020065 (P206315)
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 020065Period
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
beginning broken
1'. [...] nig2#-ar3#-ra2# sig5 gur#
2'. [4(u) 8(asz)] 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
3'. [e2] kikken2-ta
4'. [sza3]-bi-ta
5'. [1(asz)] bappir2# sig5 gur nag lugal-sze3
6'. [n] nig2#-ar3-ra imgaga3
7'. [n]+1(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 zi-gi4-duh-um <gur>
8'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
9'. kasz nag lugal-sze3
10'. 5(asz) bappir2 sig5 gur
11'. 1(u) 5(asz) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
12'. 6(asz) ba-ba munu4 gur
reverse
1. kasz sig5
2. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) bappir2 sig5 gur
3. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
4. 1(u) 8(asz) munu4 gesz ra gur
5. kasz du
blank space
6. [szu]-nigin2# 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) bappir2 sig5 gur
7. [szu-nigin2 4(asz)]+3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
8. [munu4] si#-e3-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>
9. [szu-nigin2 1(u)] 8(asz) munu4 gesz ra gur
10. [munu4 si]-e3 2(u) 7(asz) gur
11. [szu-nigin2 n] nig2#-ar3-ra imgaga3
about 3 lines missing
left
1. [...] nig2# gal2-la
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] nig2#-ar3#-ra2# sig5 gur#
2'. [4(u) 8(asz)] 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
3'. [e2] kikken2-ta
4'. [sza3]-bi-ta
5'. [1(asz)] bappir2# sig5 gur nag lugal-sze3
6'. [n] nig2#-ar3-ra imgaga3
7'. [n]+1(asz) 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 zi-gi4-duh-um <gur>
8'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
9'. kasz nag lugal-sze3
10'. 5(asz) bappir2 sig5 gur
11'. 1(u) 5(asz) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
12'. 6(asz) ba-ba munu4 gur
reverse
1. kasz sig5
2. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) bappir2 sig5 gur
3. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
4. 1(u) 8(asz) munu4 gesz ra gur
5. kasz du
blank space
6. [szu]-nigin2# 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) bappir2 sig5 gur
7. [szu-nigin2 4(asz)]+3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4 gur
8. [munu4] si#-e3-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>
9. [szu-nigin2 1(u)] 8(asz) munu4 gesz ra gur
10. [munu4 si]-e3 2(u) 7(asz) gur
11. [szu-nigin2 n] nig2#-ar3-ra imgaga3
about 3 lines missing
left
1. [...] nig2# gal2-la
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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020065
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0105
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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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 13:32:21 | 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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| 2021-10-23 at 09:33:27 | 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 (041464) (041464)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20065) (BM.20065)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-105) (W_1895-1017-105)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 020065 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206315.
BM 020065 artifact entry (No. P206315). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206315 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206315 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
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