BM 021509 (P206422)
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 021509Period
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. 2(u) 7(disz) {gesz}dal {gesz}haszhur gu-za szu-nigin2
2. ga2-nun gesz-ta
3. al-la-sa6-ga nagar
4. szu ba-ti
5. 1(gesz2) {gesz}szu 2/3(disz) kusz3-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) en-nu gu-la-sze3
2. ur-si-gar-ke4
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(disz) {gesz}dal {gesz}haszhur gu-za szu-nigin2
2. ga2-nun gesz-ta
3. al-la-sa6-ga nagar
4. szu ba-ti
5. 1(gesz2) {gesz}szu 2/3(disz) kusz3-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) en-nu gu-la-sze3
2. ur-si-gar-ke4
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
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 021509
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0175
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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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 (042073) (042073)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21509) (BM.21509)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-175) (W_1896-0330-175)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021509 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206422.
BM 021509 artifact entry (No. P206422). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206422 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021509 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206422 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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