BM 021362 (P206371)

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 021362

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ARAD2 muszen-du3
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
3. 1(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
4. 1(disz) {d}utu-mu
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
7. 1(disz) lugal-szesz
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
9. 1(disz) lugal-du10-ga
10. 1(disz) ARAD2-dam
11. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
12. 1(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
13. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. erin2 <im>-e tak4-a-me
16. 1(disz) da-ga
17. ugula lu5-zi-zi
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen
19. 1(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
20. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
21. 1(disz) ha-ma-ti
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
column 2
1. 1(disz) kur-ra-ni-sa6
2. 1(disz) ur-mes zadim
3. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
5. 1(disz) ulu3-di
6. ugula sanga uru11{ki}
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
8. ugula sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
9. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
10. ugula ha-ba-zi-zi
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
12. ugula na-ba-sa6
13. 1(disz) kas4
14. ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6 e2 iszib-me
15. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
16. ugula du-u2-mu
17. 1(disz) ur-esz3-ku3-ga
18. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la lugal-uszumgal ba-usz2
19. 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki}
20. ugula sanga nigin6{ki}
21. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} nagar
reverse
column 1
1. ugula tul2-ta
2. 1(disz) a-kal-la
3. ugula na-silim dumu lugal-sa12-du5
4. 1(disz) ab-ba-mu
5. ugula bur-ma-ma
6. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir lu2-azlag2
7. 1(disz) nam-iri-na
8. ugula szesz-kal-la
9. 1(disz) ur-mes
10. ugula na-silim
11. 1(disz) lugal-sza3-la2 szu-ku6
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu-ni
13. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
15. ugula siki-su3
16. 1(disz) ba-ag-gi
17. ugula ur-tur kuruszda
18. 1(disz) ma-an-szum2
19. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
21. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
22. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
column 2
1. ugula a-tu
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. ugula ur-lugal
4. 1(disz) gu3-de2-a
5. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(disz) lugal-bara2-za3-ge-si
7. ugula nam-ha-ni
8. 1(disz) ur-nig2
9. ugula sanga {d}nin-szubur
10. 1(disz) ur-esz2-dam
11. a-ru-a {d}nin-gir2-su
12. 1(disz) sza3-da-mu-du10
13. ARAD2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
14. szu-nigin2 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz
15. im-e tak4-a-me
16. szu-nigin2 3(u) 9(disz) gurusz sza3 im-ma-me
17. giri3 lugal-iri-da

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021362
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0028

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-19 at 10:03:05 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021362 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206371.
BM 021362 artifact entry (No. P206371). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206371 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021362 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206371 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021362 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206371
LB  - CDLI:P206371
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - BM 021362 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206371
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021362 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206371.
BM 021362 artifact entry (No. P206371). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206371 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021362 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206371 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021362 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206371
LB  - CDLI:P206371
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - BM 021362 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206371
ER  -
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