BM 024142 (P206439)

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 024142

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (One person replacing another; im-e tag4-a sag Ur-sag-ùbaki-shè inim Lú-ush-gi-na-ta ugula Ur-dBa-ba6 sanga dSHul-gi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na im-e tak4-a
2. sag ur-esz2-dam ba-usz2-sze3
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da im-e tak4-a
4. sag ur-sag-ub3{ki} ba-usz2-sze3
reverse
1. inim lu2-us2-gi-na-ta
2. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 sanga {d}szul-gi

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (One person replacing another; im-e tag4-a sag Ur-sag-ùbaki-shè inim Lú-ush-gi-na-ta ugula Ur-dBa-ba6 sanga dSHul-gi)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024142
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024142 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206439.
BM 024142 artifact entry (No. P206439). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206439 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206439 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206439},
}

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