BM 021371 (P206373)

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 021371

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
1. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 4(u) ma-na-ta
2. 6(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 3(u) ma-na-ta
3. 1(u) 3(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 lugal 3(u) ma-na-ta
4. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 lugal 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na
5. sag nu-tuku
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gurdub tug2 guz-za du 1(asz) gu2-ta
7. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta
8. 3(u) 4(disz) gurdub siki du 1(asz) gu2-ta
9. 1(disz) gurdub siki gi6 1(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na-ta
10. 3(disz) gurdub siki gi6 1(asz) gu2-ta
11. 1(disz) gurdub siki gi6 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na-ta
12. 2(disz) gurdub KU ze2-ta igi sag-ga2 1(asz) gu2-ta
13. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) gurdub
14. ($ blank space $) siki udu gub-ba
15. 7(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 3(u) ma-na-ta
16. 1(u) 1(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 lugal 3(u) ma-na-ta
17. sag nu-tuku
reverse
1. 7(disz) gurdub tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
2. 3(u) 5(disz) gurdub tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
3. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta
4. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2)
5. ($ blank space $) siki udu szu-gid2
6. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na-ta
7. 2(disz) gurdub [tug2 lugal n] ma-na-ta
8. 1(disz) ka [...] ma-na
9. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na
10. 7(disz) gurdub tug2 lugal 3(u) ma-na
11. sag nu-tuku
12. 1(u) 3(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurdub tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
14. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 4(u) ma-na
15. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
16. 2(u) 6(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
17. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 gi6 1(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na
18. 1(disz) gurdub tug2 gi6 1(asz) gu2
19. sag 2(disz) ma-na-ta
20. siki udu ba-usz2 2(gesz2) 6(disz)
21. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gurdub hi-a
22. e2-gal-sze3 ur-{d}nansze szu ba-ti
23. [mu sza]-asz-ru-um{ki} [ba-hul]

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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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  • Museum No.: BM 021371
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0037

  • 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 metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021371 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206373.
BM 021371 artifact entry (No. P206373). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206373 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021371 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206373 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206373},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206373
LB  - CDLI:P206373
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - BM 021371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206373
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021371 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206373.
BM 021371 artifact entry (No. P206373). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206373 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021371 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206373 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 021371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206373},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206373
LB  - CDLI:P206373
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - BM 021371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206373
ER  -
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