BM 021377 (P206376)

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 021377

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. 3(ban2) zi3-dub-dub
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza
3. ($ blank space $) sza3 iri-ku3-ga a-ra2# 1(disz)#-kam
4. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-dub
5. 2(disz) sila3 esza
6. ($ blank space $) {d}hendur-sag a-ra2 2(disz)#-kam
7. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
8. 2(disz) sila3 esza
9. ($ blank space $) {d}nin-usz-gid2-da a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
10. 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
11. 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 e2 {d}ba-ba6
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 {d}ig-alim
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
14. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
15. 2(disz) sila3 esza
16. ($ blank space $) {d}gu3-de2-a
17. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
18. 3(disz) sila3 esza
19. ($ blank space $) e2 gibil4 {d}nin-gir2-su
20. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
21. 3(disz) sila3 esza
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) szu-ga-lam-ma gu-la
2. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
3. 1(disz) sila3 esza
4. ($ blank space $) {d}dumu-zi-ab-zu
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza
6. 1(ban2) zi3-dub-<dub>
7. 1(ban2) esza
8. ($ blank space $) e2-esz2
9. 1(ban2) zi3-sig15
10. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
11. 1(ban2) zi3-dub-<dub>
12. 5(disz) sila3 esza
13. ($ blank space $) e2 {d}nansze
14. 1(ban2) zi3-sig15
15. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
16. 1(ban2) zi3-dub-<dub>
17. 5(disz) sila3 esza
18. ($ blank space $) e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
19. 3(disz) sila3 esza
20. 2(ban2) zi3-gu
21. 6(disz) sila3 esza
22. ($ blank space $) giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
23. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-<dub>
24. 2(disz) sila3 esza
25. ($ blank space $) giri3 ur-dun dumu ur-[...]
26. 1(ban2) [...]
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
28. ($ blank space $) giri3 [...]
left
1. 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 2(disz) sila3 esza
3. ($ blank space $) {gesz}gigir
4. ($ blank space $) giri3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su

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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021377
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0043

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021377 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206376.
BM 021377 artifact entry (No. P206376). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206376 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021377 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206376 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206376},
}

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