BM 020071 (P206316)
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 020071Period
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(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam
3. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. 9(asz) gur a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
5. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
6. al-la szu ba-ti
7. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur ki lu2-gi-na-ta
8. lugal-geszkim-zi szu ba-ti
9. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur ki lu2-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
2. lu2-nigin6{ki} szu ba-ti
3. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka
6. ugu2 lugal-siki-su13-ka ba-a-gar
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam
3. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. 9(asz) gur a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
5. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
6. al-la szu ba-ti
7. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur ki lu2-gi-na-ta
8. lugal-geszkim-zi szu ba-ti
9. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur ki lu2-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
2. lu2-nigin6{ki} szu ba-ti
3. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka
6. ugu2 lugal-siki-su13-ka ba-a-gar
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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
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020071
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0111
- 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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| 2023-01-19 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 (041469) (041469)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20071) (BM.20071)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-111) (W_1895-1017-111)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020071 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206316.
BM 020071 artifact entry (No. P206316). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206316 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206316 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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