BM 018009 (P207533)
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 018009Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <kasz> 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal
2. 3(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
3. sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam
4. AN-GAR3 sukkal a-sza3 gaszam a de2-de3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
7. nu-ur2-{d}tiszpak sukkal
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 3(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
10. sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam
11. ur-{gesz}gigir sukkal
reverse
1. ma2 muszen-na-sze3 i7-da gub-ba
2. 3(asz) dug dida
3. 3(ban2) dabin lugal
4. elam za-ul#{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
5. giri3 puzur4-{d}iszkur sukkal
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. sza-lu-be-li2 ra-gaba elam
8. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
9. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <kasz> 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal
2. 3(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
3. sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam
4. AN-GAR3 sukkal a-sza3 gaszam a de2-de3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
7. nu-ur2-{d}tiszpak sukkal
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 3(disz) i3-gesz a2-GAM
10. sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam
11. ur-{gesz}gigir sukkal
reverse
1. ma2 muszen-na-sze3 i7-da gub-ba
2. 3(asz) dug dida
3. 3(ban2) dabin lugal
4. elam za-ul#{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
5. giri3 puzur4-{d}iszkur sukkal
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. sza-lu-be-li2 ra-gaba elam
8. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
9. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
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 (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 018009
- Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0269
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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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| 2021-10-22 at 09:05:12 | 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 (039639) (039639)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18009) (BM.18009)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1015-269) (W_1894-1015-269)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018009 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207533.
BM 018009 artifact entry (No. P207533). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207533 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207533 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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