BM 024783 (P206468)

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 024783

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Pickaxes (habuda) from Lugal-arua to Ur-Ningiszida; metal.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki#-la2#-bi# 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) [ma]-na# la2 1(disz) gin2
3. ba-[zi]-ir
4. ki lugal#-im#-ru-a-ta
reverse
1. ur-[{d}]nin#-gesz-zi-da#
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3# lu2#-ba#-gara2
4. u3 ur-nigar{gar}
5. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 024783
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024783 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206468.
BM 024783 artifact entry (No. P206468). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206468 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024783 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206468 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024783 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206468},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206468
LB  - CDLI:P206468
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - BM 024783 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206468
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024783 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206468.
BM 024783 artifact entry (No. P206468). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206468 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024783 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206468 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024783 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206468},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206468
LB  - CDLI:P206468
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - BM 024783 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206468
ER  - 
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