BM 020149 (P207602)
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 020149Period
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. 1(u) 1(disz) <gurusz> zi3 ba-an-ta
2. ugula lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
3. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz zi3
4. ugula lu2-gu-la
5. ($ erased $)
6. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz ur-nig2 lu2-azlag2
7. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
8. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi3
9. ugula u18-lal3
10. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz zi3
reverse
1. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. szu-nigin2 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
3. esz2 gid2-da
4. u4 3(disz)-kam
5. iti mu-szu-du7
6. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) <gurusz> zi3 ba-an-ta
2. ugula lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
3. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz zi3
4. ugula lu2-gu-la
5. ($ erased $)
6. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz ur-nig2 lu2-azlag2
7. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
8. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi3
9. ugula u18-lal3
10. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz zi3
reverse
1. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. szu-nigin2 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
3. esz2 gid2-da
4. u4 3(disz)-kam
5. iti mu-szu-du7
6. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
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 020149
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0189
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.03
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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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| 2023-05-26 at 13:24:27 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | Lafont, Bertrand | 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 13:29:19 | 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 (041501) (041501)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20149) (BM.20149)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-189) (W_1895-1017-189)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020149 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207602.
BM 020149 artifact entry (No. P207602). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207602 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207602 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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