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BM 082688 (P211374)

Legal 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 082688

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 e2 ar-za-NE-sze3
2. szuku {d}ab-u2-ta lu2-[...]
3. u3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 engar-[ku3]
5. szuku erin-da-an-na
6. {d}ab-u2-ta lu2-[...]
7. u3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szesz-ni
8. a-sza3 e2 ar-za-NE-sze3
9. a-sza3 engar-ku3 szuku erin-da-an-na
10. ib2-szi-dab5-esz
11. szuku-ra nu-gi4-gi4
12. [...]-bi-a nu-gi4-gi4-da
13. [mu lugal]-bi i3-pa3-esz
reverse
1. 1(disz) da-a-mu
2. 1(disz) lugal-ur-sag
3. 1(disz) nig2-du11-ga-ni
4. 1(disz) ti-ga-AN
5. 1(disz) szu-er3-ra aga3-us2 sanga
blank space
6. lu2 inim-ma-bi-me
7. iti szu-numun-a
8. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun mu [us2-sa-a-bi]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 50.0 wide × 23.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082688
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.04.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2002-07-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (056799) (056799)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.82688) (BM.82688)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-0717-6) (W_1894-0717-6)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 082688 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P211374.

BM 082688 artifact entry (No. P211374). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211374 (Original work published 2002)

BM 082688 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211374 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 082688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211374},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P211374
LB  - CDLI:P211374
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - BM 082688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211374
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 082688 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P211374.

BM 082688 artifact entry (No. P211374). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211374 (Original work published 2002)

BM 082688 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211374 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 082688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211374},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P211374
LB  - CDLI:P211374
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - BM 082688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211374
ER  -