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BM 020099 (P206318)

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 020099

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. giri3 lugal-du11-ga-ni
3. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
4. 3(u) 9(asz) gur kiszib3 ki-tusz-lu2
5. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
6. 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
7. ki ($ blank $)
8. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz)! 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ninda zi3
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
2. aga3-us2-e szu ba-ab-ti
3. giri3 {d}nanna-masz-tum
4. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum
6. giri3 ki-tusz-lu2

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 020099
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0139

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 13:32:21	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 (041478) (041478)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20099) (BM.20099)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-139) (W_1895-1017-139)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 020099 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206318.

BM 020099 artifact entry (No. P206318). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206318 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206318 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206318},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 020099 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206318.

BM 020099 artifact entry (No. P206318). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206318 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206318 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206318},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206318
LB  - CDLI:P206318
M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - BM 020099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206318
ER  -