BM 024311 (P207527)

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 024311

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Beer and bread for SHulgi-ili, 5 àga-ush and shitim-nagar, é-ná kar-ra dù-dè gin-na)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
2. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
3. 5(disz) aga3-us2 3(disz) sila3-ta
4. 5(disz) sila3 ninda szitim nagar-me
5. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 7(disz)-sze3
6. giri3 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2-{gesz}tukul
reverse
1. e2-dam {d}szu-{d}suen
2. kar-ra du3-de3 gen-na
3. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
4. u4 7(disz) ba-zal

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 (Beer and bread for SHulgi-ili, 5 àga-ush and shitim-nagar, é-ná kar-ra dù-dè gin-na)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024311
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 11:22:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024311 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207527.
BM 024311 artifact entry (No. P207527). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207527 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024311 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207527 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024311 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207527},
}

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