BM 021415 (P206391)
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 021415Period
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(asz@c) 1(disz) ansze
2. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) dur3
3. 1(asz@c) nu dur3 zi-gum2-ma
4. gub-ba-am3
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. 1(asz@c) 2(disz) ab2 mah2
7. 1(asz@c) 3(disz) gu4 gesz
8. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) ab2 <mu> 1(disz)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) su-su im-ma su-ga
10. engar sag ab2 2(disz)-sze3
11. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-ga engar
12. mu u2-gu de2-a-sze3
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
2. 1(asz) 1(disz) gu4 amar ga
3. gub-ba-am3
4. {d}utu-bar-ra engar
5. e2 {d}ig-alim
6. ugula ur-e2-ninnu
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) ansze
2. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) dur3
3. 1(asz@c) nu dur3 zi-gum2-ma
4. gub-ba-am3
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. 1(asz@c) 2(disz) ab2 mah2
7. 1(asz@c) 3(disz) gu4 gesz
8. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) ab2 <mu> 1(disz)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) su-su im-ma su-ga
10. engar sag ab2 2(disz)-sze3
11. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-ga engar
12. mu u2-gu de2-a-sze3
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
2. 1(asz) 1(disz) gu4 amar ga
3. gub-ba-am3
4. {d}utu-bar-ra engar
5. e2 {d}ig-alim
6. ugula ur-e2-ninnu
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021415
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0081
- 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 13:32:21 | 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 13:31:40 | 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 (041987) (041987)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21415) (BM.21415)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-81) (W_1896-0330-81)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021415 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206391.
BM 021415 artifact entry (No. P206391). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206391 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021415 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206391 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
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