BM 024304 (P207648)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024304

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Bread and beer for messengers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) kasz sig5 lugal
2. 2(barig) kasz du
3. 2(asz) dida sig5
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda lugal
5. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra sig5 du10
6. {d}szul-gi-u2-[szim]
reverse
1. giri3 ur-e2-[ninnu]
2. zi-ga
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (messenger text Bread and beer for messengers.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.06.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P207648
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P207648

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 024304
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	052767
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.24304
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0215-686

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-31 at 13:34:09	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024304 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207648.

BM 024304 artifact entry (No. P207648). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207648 (Original work published 2002)

BM 024304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207648 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207648},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207648
LB  - CDLI:P207648
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BM 024304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207648
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024304 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207648.

BM 024304 artifact entry (No. P207648). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207648 (Original work published 2002)

BM 024304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207648 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207648},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207648
LB  - CDLI:P207648
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BM 024304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207648
ER  -